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𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗴: 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 - 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁
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"𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙚. 𝙄𝙛 𝙞 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙞 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙣 𝙢𝙚''
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The first thing I notice when I wake up is roll onto my side, blinking at the light sneaking through my curtains. My phone says 8:12 a.m.

Late for him.

I sit up slowly, listening.

There's no clatter from the kitchen. No coffee machine humming. No footsteps pacing.

I step out into the hallway in oversized shorts and one of his old t-shirts I've basically stolen at this point.

The apartment smells like coffee — faint, but there.

His door is open.

Bed made.

Of course it is.

I check the kitchen.

There's a mug in the sink.
One plate on the drying rack.
His tie draped neatly over the back of a chair.

He left early.

Again.

I lean against the counter, arms folded.

He didn't wake me up.

Not surprising.

Still.

I grab my phone.

Two unread messages.

One from him:

6:03 a.m.
Asshole: Left early. Don't wait up tonight.

Short. Clean. Efficient.

The other from Ezra.

Ez: Dinner's still Saturday. Don't bail. Raina will murder you.

I snort despite myself.

I text back:

Vi: I wasn't bailing. Dramatic.

Three dots appear almost immediately.

Ez: You were 100% considering it.

He's not wrong.

Shut up.

Another bubble pops up.

Ez: Also... don't tell Matío yet but we might have something to tell you guys.