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CHAPTER THIRTY - THREE

Author: Cherish
last update Last Updated: 2025-06-22 01:12:37

That evening, Sophia showed up with her bag.

No text. No call. Just knocked on the door like we’d made plans.

I opened the door. She smiled.

“Hey. Sleepover night, remember?”

I stared at her. “Sleepover?”

She tilted her head. “Did I get the date wrong?”

I tried to think. I was pretty sure we hadn’t planned anything. But she sounded so sure. Like I was the one forgetting.

“Oh… yeah. Right,” I mumbled. “Come in.”

Aunt Linda walked out of the kitchen. Her eyes lit up. “Sophia! It’s been a while.”

Sophia smiled. “Yeah, just been busy.”

They talked for a minute. Small stuff. Then Aunt Linda went back to her room.

That was it. No questions. Sophia was here.

I didn’t push it. I didn’t really want to. It felt good, her being here again. Like maybe things were okay now.

We started off fine. Actually, kind of great.

We sat on the floor, sharing chips. A movie was paused on the TV. Lights low.

“I’m sorry about earlier,” she said. Quiet. Not looking at me. “I swear, I didn’t mean
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