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Chapter 16: "Make you stay"
Dylan Ashton
After a few more hours of driving, we arrived at the orphanage, Olivia was still sleeping so I decided to wait a while before waking her up.
Up close, I never noticed how long her eyelashes were nor how perfect her lips were. Ah, what am I thinking?
I rested my chin on my hand as I observed Olivia sleeping- I do realize now that that sounds kind of weird.
I chuckled softly as I saw her crinkle her nose a little bit as a speck of wildflower landed on it. I carefully removed it and gently waked her up, I said, "Olivia, we're here."
She groaned, still refusing to open her eyes, "What?"
Olivia even adjusted her seat to be more comfortable and that made me laugh, I said to her, "Wake up. We're already here."
"Five more minutes." She protested, "Let me sleep for 5 more minutes."
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