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Chapter Nineteen

Author: Sylvette
last update Last Updated: 2025-07-25 10:55:05

Serena didn't want to go home. She remembered one of the most loyal people she knew, Ashley. And decided to pay her a visit. Ashley’s apartment hadn’t changed much since Serena last saw it though the silence in it had grown. The walls, once warm with worn art and soft bookshelves, looked colder now, like they had secrets too big to hold.

Ashley didn’t hug her when she opened the door. She just stepped back, wordlessly.

Serena hesitated before stepping in. Her fingers brushed against the edge of the doorway as if asking permission.

The two women stood in the middle of the living room for a long moment, neither speaking. There was no rage. No heartbreak. Just something unspoken like a thread pulled too tight between them.

“I didn’t think you’d come,” Ashley finally said.

“I wasn’t sure you’d want me to.”

Ashley gave a small nod, her eyes unreadable. “You know I don't really know or care about a lot.”

Serena lowered her bag, set it quietly near the arm of the couch. “I lost Clara.”

Ashle
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