POV: MIAI’m standing outside the coffee place with Tasha, waiting for her drink because they messed it up again, and she is acting like this is the worst thing that has ever happened to her. I’m half listening and half scrolling on my phone.She’s talking about her ex. Again.“And then he had the nerve to like my picture,” she says, rolling her eyes hard. “Three months later. Like I wouldn’t notice.”I snort. “They always do that. It’s like a rite of passage.”“Right,” she says. “Like I’m supposed to be wow, destiny.”I’m about to look back down at my phone when someone passes too close. My body reacts before my brain catches up.And then I see him.Across the street.Eli.Not rushing. Not confused. Not looking around like he doesn’t belong.Just standing there.Like he belongs.Like he didn’t tell me he was leaving.My chest tightens so fast it actually hurts. My first thought is no. My second is what the hell is he doing here. My third is oh. So you lied to me.“Mia,” Tasha says. “
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