ELENAI booked the flight that night. Black card. No limit. First class. Dominic didn't stop me. Didn't ask where I was going, didn't check up on me either and I didn’t care much for it anyway.Sophie's dorm room had clothes on the floor. Books were stacked on the desk. A photo of us from three years ago is taped to the mirror. She was sitting on her bed when I walked in, legs crossed, phone in her hand, and the second she saw me she threw the phone across the mattress and launched herself at me."Elena. Oh my God. You're actually here," she squeezed me so tight my ribs ached, her face buried in my shoulder, her voice muffled but happy."I said I was coming, didn't I?" I hugged her back,"You always say that and then you cancel," she pulled back, her hands still on my arms, her eyes running over my face like she was looking for damage."You look like shit, by the way.""Thanks, Sophie. Really feeling the love," I dropped my bag on the floor, kicked off my shoes, and sat on the edge of
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