The last I remembered time flying this fast was in grade 5 when my aunt had promised to take us to Disneyland, which turned out to be just a lie to get us to focus on our exams without TV. We in fact didn’t go to Disneyland during the holiday, but scratch that. I blinked and it was nighttime, and I was in my bed, on the upper bunk, where I slept noiselessly, hoping no one would remember I existed there.I had scrubbed the floor today, and yesterday, and the day before. We had a dysfunctional cleaning roster. A piece of paper glued to the wall, it was old and torn, so torn that you couldn’t make out what names were written on it. Everyone had unanimously agreed that somewhere in an unwritten script, Alfie should be doing the cleaning. I did it without complaining. And I think I did it again that night, before blinking again, and it was Friday, and school was over, and I was going to see Riley.Breathe. Breathe, Alfie. You’re going to just go there, hear him out, and get back to your no
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