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ud banging at my door, I

wasn't a delicious piece o

my poor wooden door, I forced myself to sit up,

at I needed. N

myself off the couch and winced. My fee

rin

eed in my sleep. I wasn'

what it was, right? The

arrassing, even when

ly dared to cut down my gaze. It was just water.

e noisy

he living room, trying to see through the blurred vision and fucking s

en I wrenched the door open and practically s

as in the bitch mode, instead of letting him speak when he tried to open his mouth, I

glare, Daniel cur

ting my door so damn early in the morning. But no. Not Daniel. He simply dec

ied voice and practically speed-walked

shoulder and pinched his eyebrows. "What part of lock the door you didn't understand?" He tu

omach narrow

was act

it was perfectly locked, I made

curtain back into place, grabbed my upper

you since the morning. Why aren't you an

ocus on what he was saying. I didn't realize it earlier, but his ar

where I had fallen asleep the previous night. And then a certa

why is that important?" I asked, growing impatient every second. "Is everything OK? Is Joey OK?" H

his thumb and index finger as if he had grown a terribl

oing on? I-you're

room and returned with my phone. Placing

ss down my chest. While I clenched the p

was defini

y voice faint yet desperate as I stared at m

eady!" he was gr

ngers firmly around the phone. Why was this suddenly so

h the wallpaper of one of the water channels in Venice. It was a random picture that changed every time

my spine, and m

e lock disappeared, giving access to the home page and all the other applications installed. I swiped the screen down,

st. Thankfully, a couple in their mid-sixties shoved the door open and walked into a flower shop on the other side of the road. The feeling of him finally catch

t you!" Daniel helped, pu

sent me in messages. It took me to a video

the

othing I

tried to reach for the plastic shovel I held in my h

specially Joey. The boy made a tremendous fuss to persuade his parents to invite me as well. Of course, Laura was the one to give in fi

aming. His kid had gotten into the water but didn't return. He was only six years o

kground. The woman's cries only grew more vociferous and harder. A few more men prepared themselves to follow me. Daniel seemed one of them. But then they all stopped before a loud cheer

saved

s the big d

is?" I couldn't help and deadpan. Stared

s dark eyes on me harder. He was staring at me as if I said he was

nfolded on me like a f

hi

eo online. Someone had expos

ped out of my grasp. But Daniel saved it just in time.

d next to me, helping me to the

with a gla

sper that trembled pathetically. Something heavy and cold claimed my chest, wrigg

ble, facing me and helping me hold the glass

d down my bones, ma

ou say

true. This c

izzy. You've gon