The taxi dropped me off just after three in the afternoon. The heat hit me like a wall the second I stepped onto the driveway—thick, humid summer air that made my thin sundress cling to my skin. Aunt Lisa’s house looked exactly the same as it had when I was a kid: big white two-story, wide porch, and that huge backyard I could already see stretching out behind it with the glittering blue rectangle of the pool. My first real holiday in forever. No exams, no part-time job, no cramped dorm room. Just three months of swimming, reading, and pretending the real world didn’t exist. I rolled my suitcase up the path. Before I could even knock, the front door flew open. “Mia! Oh my god, look at you!” Aunt Lisa pulled me into one of her signature tight hugs, smelling like vanilla and sunscreen. She was still gorgeous at forty-two—fit from yoga, blonde hair in a messy bun, big smile that made everyone feel welcome. “Nineteen looks incredible on you. Come in, come in. The air conditioning is
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