Chp. 22- Short-Circuit

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(Damon's POV)

Breaking into the teacher's staffroom? 

Just another regular day in my chaotic life. 

I waited until the hallway was dead quiet after school—no one in sight. I slipped inside, scanning the desks piled with disorganized chaos that only teachers could understand.

"Come on...where are you hiding?" I muttered, flipping through student files. 

Then, bingo—Adeline's class list, her details, and most importantly, her address

Gotcha.

With her home address in hand, I couldn't help but grin. Adeline probably thought she could shake me off by refusing to give me her address. 

Cute

Too bad she didn't realize I could find anything if I wanted to.

I strolled out of the room with a new destination in mind. 

Now, it was time to surprise her.



[Saturday Morning] (Adeline's POV)

The day started like any other Saturday, except for the blood-curdling screams of my sisters echoing through the house, demanding I open the door.

"Are your hands broken?!" I yelled back, dragging myself out of bed like a half-dead zombie.

They claimed they were "straightening their hair.

Straightening their hair. How was that an excuse?

I clumsily made my way downstairs, still half asleep. 

Reaching the door, I glanced through the eyehole—and for a second, I saw...Tokyo?! 

I blinked, rubbed my eyes. Then it was Sydney

What in the world?

I pinched my arm, hard. 

Not a dream.

I cracked the door open cautiously, peeping through. 

Before I could even see who or what I was seeing, a foot jammed between the door and the wall.

"Wait, what the—"

Then a hand pushed the door further open, revealing a familiar, smug face.

"Hi," Damon said, casually grinning at me like he hadn't just appeared outside my house


My brain short-circuited.


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