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Chapter Thirty-Five - Elsie
Elsie
Two days later...
It was early in the morning. Elsie had hardly left her hotel room since the run in with Oliver in the hallway. She practically locked herself in there and only opened the door to allow room service in. It wasn't because she was suddenly afraid of the outside world, it was just that she didn't want to deal with it right then. She didn't want to have to fake a smile when ordering at a cafe, or really even talk to anyone.
Most of her time had been spent in bed, eating junk food and crying. She had tried watching an old movi
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