The Lovely Loner
But her resentment, as fast as it flared, was swallowed by something stronger.
Curiosity. Jealousy. Suspicion.
And envy. Always envy.
Still, her eyes flicked up to meet his, and the urgency in them chipped away at her resistance.
She sighed. “If she’s pulled one of her disappearing acts… then yeah, she won’t be in class. She won’t go to work either. Definitely won’t be at home.”
He leaned in slightly, clinging to her words.
“There’s a cabin,” she continued. “It’s up near D Junction, in the woods. Almost nobody knows about it. I mean—I don’t even know the full story behind it. She goes there when she needs space. When she’s overwhelmed, or… when she wants to vanish.”
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