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ty is as radiant as ever.

blinked her eyes. Her thumb was suspended over the screen, her mind raced, and

y. She couldn't

h it scorched her. She did not attempt to move and just sat t

er. Maybe a prank... not an

o unmistakabl

y one face came to her mind

am

the message again. Her fingers hove

are

imma

you want

guar

hed frustratedly and flu

n wearing just a big T-shirt and shorts. Evelyn had already left- to God knows where... she most likely

Rowan was now

was cut short as the

vy

ated through the silen

y, char. Do you always have to yell l

u'll realize I was being reasonable," Charlotte said as she threw

spond to my texts, I sent

fee, her eyes still blurr

erries. "Strange,? as in I saw a monkey doing

What goes on in th

king" Charlo

how was you

blurted interr

atted. "Hi

e h

end dropped the berri

wan

aid with her voice sounding a little high-pitched. "The Mr one

nd oh turns out he has a

hands in the air. "Girlfriend, why

f it was real," Ivy said taking a sip of her coffee. "As I saw him, all the

eld Ivy's hand in comfort. "Here, sit. You're going t

ook a pause. She inhaled the aroma of the co

m was and felt diffe

d to pounce. "Girl tell me, how precisely did you guys meet?

ng her head "Interview.

joking

iting and hoping that the interview wouldn't end like the previous ones I've ha

r hand dramatically on her che

Abso

whispered, then loud

My eardrums

rry, but girl

ine. I just wasn't expecting to see him.

Did he send

phone and gave

furrowed Charlotte wen

dn't

if it's him. For all we know, it could be

e looked at me with so much intensity. And I'm sure it was just beca

decisi

deciding on whether to dev

ed over and gave Ivy's hand a soft

ard and confused. His appearance now just seems like a threat to all

"It's okay love, you know you've got me. Now can y

herself, Ivy c

arlotte said teasing

omes up. I love you!!" Charlotte yelled

oo!" Ivy ye

o her room to read a book. She proceeded to dump the remaining coffee in

unter. It was a text message from an unknown

en as she opened the message. The phone a