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23. Up In Smoke
Two Weeks Later
Elizabeth wakes up to the ringing of a phone. Groaning, she turns over and grabs her cell. "Hello?" This had better be a good reason to wake her up at 4 am on a Sunday
"Lizzy, I miss you so much..." she jumps up at the sound of Emily's voice. "Em?!" she responds, choking back tears. "Yeah, it's me! There's so much I want to tell you, but Eldred Dereon is watching my calls like a hawk and is having me followed. Please just know that I love and miss you and Liza so much and I am so, so sorry." and with that, she hangs up.
She sits staring at her phone, bewildered. August's father is having Emily followed? What is wrong with that family? As she settles back into bed, the past 2 weeks becoming a blur. She missed Emily. she missed the girls' infectious laugh and ditzy personality.
But she missed August even more.
She hadn't heard from him at all, he had completely thrown her away after confessing his love to he
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