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Chapter 18
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2026-06-12 07:00:01AURORA
I was still staring out the window at the empty street when my phone buzzed in my pocket, and I already knew who it was before I pulled it out.
Only one person called me. With no family, I doubt someone out there other than Lydia thinks about me.
"Hey," I said, trying not to disturb the elderly couple behind me talking.
"Hey yourself," she sc
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