SophieMy phone buzzed on my desk, sharp and insistent, dragging me out of a half-thought I had been stuck in for the last ten minutes. I frowned at the screen, annoyed at first, until I saw Celine’s name.My stomach dropped instantly.“Oh shit,” I muttered.I picked up the call immediately.“Don’t say anything,” I said quickly, before she could even speak.There was a pause on the other end. A very deliberate pause. Then Celine spoke, her voice calm in a way that never meant calm.“How,” she asked slowly, carefully, “could you have forgotten that today is Eve’s birthday?”I squeezed my eyes shut. Hard.“Shit,” I said again, louder this time.She hummed. “Still not an answer.”“I’m so sorry,” I blurted out. “Celine, I swear it slipped my mind.”“That,” she said lightly, “is not acceptable.”I straightened in my chair. “Okay, before you crucify me—”“Sophie,” she cut in, “this is your goddaughter.”“I know,” I said, rubbing my forehead. “I know, and I hate myself right now.”She exhale
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