ELI..On this day, I usually woke up to a sudden burst of noise, Louis singing Happy Birthday.Every year without fail, they were loud and annoying.But today, I woke up to silence. I waited, a second, then two, still nothing.I rose anyway, headed into the shower, preparing to meet up with Zane.Louis moved, jumping into his clothes and then saying goodbye. The door shut behind him, and still no happy birthday.After dressing up, I left the house.I just need to confront him.But when I arrived at the door of his house, my mind faltered.Before I could rethink it, the door pulled open, and Zane was now filling the doorway.I remembered the first time I came here. The way those empty eyes of his dragged over me.They dragged me over now. Slow, but unlike that time, something flickered across his eye, filling them up.“Come in,” Zane said.My lips pressed into a line, and then I stepped inside.The living room hadn’t changed a bit. The familiarity made my chest flutter and twist at
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