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SABRINA HADN'T HEARD from jaxon in days. the silence between them was stretching on, longer and more painful than she had expected. every time she thought about reaching out, something held her back—her fear, her doubt, and the gnawing voice in the back of her mind that kept telling her that maybe, just maybe, they were too different.
so when her phone buzzed with a message from barry keoghan, her ex, she didn't hesitate to open it. she hadn't thought about barry in a long time, but now, as she stared at his name on her screen, a strange sense of comfort washed over her.
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Today at 2:38 PM
barry hey, sab. it's been a while. you okay?
sabrina hey, barry. i'm... not great. just going through a lot right now.
barry you wanna talk about it? i'm free if you wanna catch up.
sabrina yeah. let's meet up. it'd be nice to see you.
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sabrina's heart fluttered with a mix of surprise and relief. barry had always been there for her, even after their relationship had ended. they had parted on good terms, but there had always been an undercurrent of unfinished business between them. and now, with the silence from jaxon eating her alive, she found herself longing for the familiar.
sabrina hesitated. she knew she shouldn't. reconnecting with an ex—especially when her feelings for jaxon were so tangled—was a recipe for disaster. but the loneliness was too much, and barry had always been good at making her feel understood.
and just like that, the door to her past was flung wide open.
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meanwhile, on the other side of town, jaxon was sitting in a bar, a drink in his hand and lily-rose depp sitting across from him. the tension between them was palpable, a mixture of nostalgia and something darker.
