ScarlettThe morning light streamed through the curtains, soft and golden, but the warmth didn’t quite reach Harley’s face. She sat across from me at the long oak table, her fingers stirring idly at the edge of her mug though she hadn’t taken a sip. Something about the way she kept glancing at the door, shoulders drawn tight, set my nerves on edge.“You’re quiet today,” I finally said, trying to coax a smile out of her. Harley was usually chatterbox-cheerful, filling silence with laughter or teasing, but now the stillness between us was suffocating.Her lips pressed together, and then she blurted it out so abruptly it cut straight through the room.“I want to leave this place. I want to go home.”The spoon in my hand clattered against the porcelain bowl. Home? The word snagged in my brain, leaving me confused. I stared at her, my brows knitting together. “Home?” I echoed, like I hadn’t heard her right.“Yes,” she said, her eyes darting to mine, heavy with something I couldn’t read—fea
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