𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐢𝐭.
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For five years, Evelyn turned up missing. Locked at the bottom of an endless void of water in a metal safe. Trapped in a coma of her own. Though she returns, nothi...
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There are loud noises. Boisterous noises. Noises one should not be hearing at ten in the morning.
I grab my pillow and cover my ears, trying to drown out the noise and get what little sleep I can. But the effort is in vain.
I groan into the mattress before climbing out of bed. I throw open my door, the noise getting louder. I groan again.
I walk down the stairs, squinting my eyes to the sudden light change. I'm also partially asleep.
People are running around, yelling frantically and I wipe one of my eyes. I open my eyes enough to see
Lilly's practically bouncing around. "Hey," I call, my voice groggy and rough. When no one hears me, I call again, but the same thing happens. "Hey!" I yell, frustrated.
Everyone freezes and Lilly spins around to me. "Grace!" She exclaims, rushing up to me.
"It's ten in the morning. Why is there so much noise?" I barely keep my eyes open.
"It's December! And we haven't decorated!" She exclaims. "No! Leave the tree bare, we're going to decorate it." She commands.
"Lilly," She's still commanding. "Lilly," I wipe my other eye. "Lilly," I place my hands on her shoulders, refocusing her attention on me. I try to keep my eyes open, but I'm exhausted. "It's the second. You've got twenty-three more days."
"I know. But it's better to get it done now instead of putting it off!" She grins.
It's too early for this.
I exhale before making my way back up the stairs. I bypass my bedroom and walk down the hall, toward the room I've been in only once. I open the door, hearing the shower run. I ignore it and walk to the bed with silky black bed sheets. I fall face forward onto the bed, the only noise being the shower.
I lift the comforter and curl into the sheets, my body instantly falling asleep to the lull of the shower, as weird as it may sound.
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The hot water cascades down my back as I run my hands through my hair, dipping my head back and letting the water run over me.
Today's a Thursday, which means I have a ton of paperwork I need to do. I have to work on getting the guys, Lilly, and Blade to Italy before the ball – per Lilly's request.
