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EVA.
I stride into the living room to see mom standing behind the couch with her hands on her hips as she whispers some words to dad.
"What's going on?" The sound of my voice catches both of their attention and they turn their heads to me, quick to mask their faces with a bright smile.
"Hey, baby. You're up?" Mom smiles at me as she extends her hand for me to take it, and I do, lacing my fingers through hers as I step to her side.
"Is everything alright?" I ask her, looking between her and dad, and she nods, "Of course, everything is. Why wouldn't it be?"
"Because you both are looking suspicious right now? You were whispering some words in hushed tones before I appeared. " I let out and mom's gaze darts to dad's, a sigh leaving her lips before her eyes fall back to me. "I was just persuading your father about some things. "
MercyCrownThank you for reading! I'll drop another chapter by our usual time to fall back to the schedule, and there's a eighty percent chance that it might be a double update (^^)
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