Chiara was woken up by the repeated sounds of her ringtone. She sat up and looked around her room through hazy vision, trying to tune out the noise as she adjusted herself to reality. When her tiredness had subdued, she carried her phone and glance at the caller id displayed on her phone screen. It was an unknown number, and Chiara suddenly felt the urge to ignore it. Reluctantly, she answered, shuddering as her cild screen brushed against her ear. “H-hello?” She stuttered, suddenly getting a bad feeling. “Chiara? Did I wake you?” She calmed down when she heard Dante’s voice from the other end. “N-no,” She lied, trying not to ask about what happened the previous day. “I woke up a while ago…” “O-okay,” he paused for a while and Chiara could almost imagine him running his hand through his hair. “H-how are you?” She dragged her bottom lip through her teeth. “I’m good, great actually. It’s not like I’m thinking about yesterday or any—“ “It doesn’t sound like you’ve forgotten—“ “I
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