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9 Come Have Dinner with Me
I spend the afternoon alone in my room. I take a shower, put on some comfy clothes and watch movies. I hear a lot of noise downstairs, my dad’s meeting with the intruders is still going on. I want to go to the kitchen to get some snacks, but I don’t want to run into Stefan looking this messy. I wait until the house is quiet and go downstairs. I pour myself a glass of milk and grab as much chocolate chip cookies as I can hold in one hand. I push the swinging door with my back and as I do it someone helps me open it all the way.
“Is that your idea of a balanced dinner?” Stefan a
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