Nobody moved,we didn't even breathe,the apartment felt like it was frozen in timeJulian stood in the doorway staring at the little girl,and the little girl unaware of the whole situation just stared back completely clueless,His briefcase lay forgotten on the floor beside himAva looked like she might be sick,I on the other hand couldn't feel my hands anymore and just then Julian did something none of us expected,He laughed not because it was funny, or even because he was happy,This man was so shocked that he didn't know when a disbelieving laugh escaped him before he rubbed both hands over his face and yelled "No." And just immediately the little girl's smile faltered,my heart dropped at the same timeJulian looked at Ava,then back at the child and right back at at Ava again."No."Ava's face went pale"What?""No."He repeated againHis voice was stronger this time,it was certain it sounded so sure,The certainty caught all of us off guard with Ava included"What do you mean no?"Ju
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