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Chapter 7

Author: Linton
last update Last Updated: 2025-08-03 23:19:15

CALEB

What's going on?

What was I going to do with her now?

I had watched her walk away, and then I looked away after a while. There's no way I would make our parents suspect me. Especially when there was nothing I could say.

Not a reason I could give.

“What's wrong with your sister?”

I looked up, woke up from my thoughts.

“I don't know. Maybe you should check up on her.” It was a simple suggestion, a harmless one. “Maybe she's angry about something and I don't know what it could be.”

Both of them moped at me.

As though they had seen a ghost.

I looked away, thoughts running around in my head.

Maybe it was me.

It had to be me. That was what it looked like.

What now?

“Go check up on your sister, Caleb.” Dad let out. “I'm sure something is wrong with her. You should run along.”

I shook my head.

Then gave them a nod. One glance at my stepmother, the smile on her countenance made me smile also.

“Go on, please. Let us know what's wrong when you're back.” She let out while I
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