ELIJAH’S POV:EARLIER THAT DAY:The knot of my tie wouldn’t sit right. I yanked it loose for what felt like the fifth time, trying not to snap. I was stressing out, and I didn’t even know why.Janet’s voice came in from the closet nagging as usual as she walked towards me, “You’re going to ruin it if you keep pulling like that.”“I wouldn’t have to if it was stitched right,” I muttered under my breath, but loud enough for her to hear.She emerged in a gold backless gown, her long hair swept up in waves, earrings like tiny daggers catching the light. She looked flawless,like she always made sure to be, but there was something stiff about her tonight. Like she was trying too hard. She always seemed like she was trying too hard. But she was around and that seemed to be enough for me to tolerate.“You look nice,” I complimented her staring back at myself in the mirror. It was the polite thing. Nothing more.“Just nice?” she asked, raising her my eyebrow in questioning, giving me a look as
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