KIMANI That morning, I woke up before Alaric for once. Which almost never happened. The island was quiet, the early sunlight spilling softly through the glass walls of the house. The ocean looked calm today, gentle waves rolling against the shore like they were still half-asleep. I sat on the couch with a cup of tea, scrolling through my phone. And then I saw the picture. Ava had sent it in the group chat the night before, but I had fallen asleep before opening it. Now that I did, I burst out laughing. In the picture, Ava, Alex, Malik, Denise and Zendaya were sprawled all over the living room of Alaric’s mansion back home. Not sitting. Sprawled. One person on the couch, someone else on the floor, Malik lying upside down across the armchair like gravity no longer applied to him. Empty snack bags were everywhere. Blankets. Pillows. Someone had even dragged one of the decorative cushions from the study. It looked less like a luxury mansion and more like a college dorm a
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