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Chapter 5

Author: Pen Everly
Third-Person POV

At 8:00 pm that night, the door to the McCreery house opened.

Michelle, with two large suitcases in tow, stepped inside the house first.

"Home at last. Gosh, I'm wiped out."

She casually dropped the luggage in the entryway and changed into her house slippers.

Their parents, Ian McCreery and Julia Sanders, followed behind, supporting Oscar between them, while Celia brought up the rear with several shopping bags in hand.

"Nathan!" Michelle called out. "Where are you? Get out
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    Third-Person POVAt 8:00 pm that night, the door to the McCreery house opened.Michelle, with two large suitcases in tow, stepped inside the house first."Home at last. Gosh, I'm wiped out."She casually dropped the luggage in the entryway and changed into her house slippers.Their parents, Ian McCreery and Julia Sanders, followed behind, supporting Oscar between them, while Celia brought up the rear with several shopping bags in hand."Nathan!" Michelle called out. "Where are you? Get out here and pour Ozzy a glass of water. He's thirsty."But the house was deathly quiet. No one answered.Julia frowned. "That brat. Where did he run off this time? Didn't we tell him to go to Cirsville and rent an apartment ahead of time? Why didn't he even bother to reply to our messages?"Oscar leaned against the couch, his face slightly pale."Mom, is Nathan mad at me because I lost his good-luck charm? If he's really upset, I'll just buy him a new one tomorrow to make it up to him."Ian p

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