Aria POVBest friend My phone buzzed on the side table and I looked at the screen.Vanessa.I let it ring twice before I picked it up.“Finally,” her voice came through warm and immediate. “I was about to send a search party. Do you know how long it’s been since you called me back?”Despite everything, something in my chest loosened slightly.“I’ve been busy.”“Busy.” She repeated it like the word personally affected her. “Aria. We are best friends. Busy is not a reason, busy is an excuse.”“Vanessa—”“I’m just saying. One text. One. That’s all I ask.” A pause, then her voice softened into something more genuine. “How are you? How is your mum?”“She’s doing better,” I said. “The surgery went well. She’s recovering.”“Oh, thank God.” I heard her exhale. “I’ve been thinking about her every single day. And you. Are you eating? Sleeping?”“Yes.”“That was too fast.”“Vanessa.”“I’m serious, that answer came out too fast.” She laughed, but there was something underneath it, a sharpness th
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