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SOME HOURS LATER, Zee was seated on her bed staring at her phone. She was in a pair of pajamas and waiting for Cassy to take her call.

It was the third time she was calling but Cassy had not answered. She decided to leave Cassy a message.

HI, she began to type but was interrupted by an incoming call from Cassy.

Quickly, she received it but despite her fear and anger, she managed to keep her voice steady and receive it. “Hello.”

“You’ve been calling, and I’ve been busy picking out uh…some interesting photographs.” She said pointedly.

“Congratulations, Cassy.” Zee calmly said to her, ignoring the threatening undertone behind her words.

“Hmm. Are y