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November 6th

Moving my thumbs quickly, I flick my eyes up and hit send on the message as it makes a little swooping noise

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Moving my thumbs quickly, I flick my eyes up and hit send on the message as it makes a little swooping noise.

To: Sunshine <3 (3:21 pm)

There are so fucking many of them.

From: Sunshine <3 (3:22 pm)

So many what?

To: Sunshine <3 (3:22 pm)

Kids.

To: Sunshine <3 (3:22 pm)

Why are there so many?

I hear a distant chuckle bounce from the other side of the garden and when I look up with a small smile, I can see that Sunday is shaking her head at her phone and leaning over to show Ingrid the message I just sent.

Ingrid rolls her eyes but smiles at Sunday's laughter.

From: Sunshine <3 (3:23 pm)

It's a kid's birthday party, baby, there are bound to be a lot of kids

From: Sunshine <3 (3:23 pm)

Besides, some of them are so sweet

To: Sunshine <3 (3:23 pm)

I miss you... c'mere

From: Sunshine <3 (3:24 pm)

You come here <3

"Oi!" Roe grunts when I blindly follow her instruction and stand up from my seat beside him on the porch swing. "Were you listening to any of that?"

I stop dead on the back porch, turning around to face him and his sour frown.

"No?" I mumble. "Were you talking to me?"

"Was I talking to you?" He huffs out the rhetorical question. "Yes, I was talking to you... about something important too,"

"Oh?"

I stumble back over to the swing and slump my body back down beside him although I just wanted to be with Sunny again.

"Right, you have my full attention now,"

"Do I?" He sasses, "Or are you just going to stare at my sister again?"

I shake my head with slight embarrassment from being caught.

"No..." I whisper as I feel a rush of blood heats my cheeks. "I'm listening and I am not staring at Sunny,"

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