In The Summer, Where Cicadas Buzz
Whether I was happy or not, I didn’t have an answer, but I was living freely.
I had no plans to undergo treatment, so I treated every single day as if it were my last. I stayed up late binge‑watching shows, trying thrilling games, and eating junk food as if without a care. I did everything I never dared to do before, as if making up for an entire lifetime at once.
That was, until my best friend Willow Andrews returned from studying abroad. Instead of going home first, she came straight to my place, dragging her suitcase behind her.
After seeing me, she gave me a once‑over, then locked eyes with me and asked, “Sadie, are you sick?”
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