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Peyton
"Anything the matter, why are you here for me?" I ask when I join him at his table because he's the last person I expect to come to see me. And how did he know I work here?
"It's been quite a few rough days. How are you, Peyton?" Dylan questions with nothing but genuine concern in his eyes.
He seems very different from the Dylan I was used to. Because the old Dylan didn't bother to hide his dislike towards me.
Maybe some parts of his brain were unscrewed. Freya says in my head.
"Good." I lie after gulping, then look away to tuck my hair behind my ear because I can't tell him my days have been horrible with
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