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21. Bruise
"What's with you?" Zia Scott said as she folded her blanket neatly to store in the bottom drawer inside the closet. Then she turned to Gray lifelessly sitting on the couch with her phone seated on her just as lifeless palm on her side. And her eyes, more fierce from a seemingly lack of sleep. Her glare could pierce through a bulletproof vest.
"Nothing is with me, okay?" she answered, feeling the exhaustion of her eyes with every blink.
"I thought we both slept at the same time last night?"
"I--" Gray took a quick glance at her. "It's the couch, it's uncomfortable."
"I told you you should have slept on the floor, giant." Zia smirked.
"Exactly..." Gray muttered underneath her breath as she felt herself subconsciou
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With Gray gone, Zia Scott raided through the kitchen and started cooking dinner with the very few ingredients she could scavenge on the deserted fridge. With the help of a stool, she struggled to level with the countertop to prepare the necessary ingredients. As she knelt on the stool, she reached for a knife and cutting board and started cutting vegetables. And while she did so, her divided attention convinced her mind to whirr back to memories that were bugging her head all day. This was back when she was still a high school student. Summer break had just ended and they had just started their life as a senior student on their way to graduation. Back then, Zia had an even-lined bangs that Gray would tease her about for half a year, and she was a member of the student council. Around this time, Gray's hair was still not dyed white, her skin was tan and her ears still weren't pierced, and a midfielder in s
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Zia Scott heard beeping on the door and then approaching footsteps while she was watching an evening drama on the flat screen. Gray passed by the living room and straight to the bathroom. Zia rose and headed to the kitchen. "Did you lose your watch?" she said loudly. Gray went out of the bathroom. "No, why?" Zia shot her an angry look. "You said you'd be back in an hour or two. It's been three hours." Gray hiked her eyebrows. "And?" "And now the food's cold." Zia started to sulk. "What, you cooked?" "Why? Did you eat already?" Zia's voice rose.
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