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Author: Cord3lia
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Serena Vale

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Rafael had told me to focus on spending time with my family but I could barely concentrate anymore. Not just me, but everyone else was worried, especially when we hadn’t heard from Nikolai and Rafael in five hours.

I finally texted the group chat around eight at night.

[Me: Everything okay?]

There was no response so the next time I texted, it was around ten.

[Me: just let me know if you guys are fine]

Nikolai responded then.

[Nikolai: Rafael’s father is stable. Rafael’s exhausted. Let’s talk tomorrow?]

I frowned. I doubted I’d be able to sleep properly but I was sure they were already stressed and I didn’t want to add to it.

[Me: Okay, goodnight.]

The next morning, I couldn’t sit still anymore. I grabbed my things, called a cab, and set out. I usually spent the entirety of the holiday at home, only leaving on the second day of the new year, but my parents understood this time so they didn’t even try to stop me.

The drive to Rafael’s house felt endless. The snow definit
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