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g to school. I didn't even feel like stepping out of my roo

anything. Yes, that was h

he school concert was coming up

ront of my mirror when a sm

e door, wondering who could be

. It's dad. Do yo

na do that." I replied, t

that has ever happened to me. You are the most important thing in m

started to drop. I turned

ped in, scooped me up into his

an't continue carrying me like

s be that little baby I watched grow up." Dad said softly, and

chool. Come down for breakfast." D

face, I cleared my throa

cia

hed.

..caring and very kind. You will love her i

ds my mirror. "I will prefer h

what you

ed a reply and watche

bed my bag. I checked my phone for any missed calls

What exactly

past Luciana in the living room without eve

, she would be leaving my

waiting in front of their building which was

ed when she waved at me. H

tle bit impatient as

ry

s waiting

e that. Why? You've never waited for

e hair role around her neck. "I didn't wait for you so

and back at her. "Your grand

gently. She wants you to come as q

an's grandmother? What could

st sixty. We've never even had a discussion, apart from

school. We are running late right now, and we need

etter. Maybe whatever she wants t

Let's go." We both left the c

n't stop thinking about Aryan's grandmothe

his annoying troubles. He sat right

him, shrugged. "W

beautiful eyes staring back at me. Yeah, like th

ce? Why do you always like picking on

ke you, Heidi. I don't pick on girls, you know. I

cerity in his voice. He was a bully, b

g here?" A familiar

t behind me. I stared at him for a w

"What does it look is going on here? I'm having

ing Heidi, because you will have me to contend with." Lucas said with a note

at me. "I will see you later, Heidi." He stared back

eeply. He looked at me when I did

a busy?" I asked, staring dow

could feel the pissed off look

's wrong with you?" He asked, stretched his hand and took

lips. "I equally miss my best friend too. You know, I

lfriend, and you are my be

question?" I aske

s no

nd, and if you were to attend both, whose party would you attend first?" I

ause obviously, you're gonna attend Da

ll buy you lunch." Lucas s

y. "You are chang

lunch just to see that guy all sweet wit

s jealous, but actually, he wa

fter having lunch, we found our way to t

la had been chosen as the

and all the good fe

ll the years I've spent in the school but when

Lucas would even want her more than ever

ome. I didn't even bother to look for Lucas bec

me, I met ano

e were some people, a po

he veranda, his arms crossed. The other two

ally spoke to me

ing when I heard a loud cry from inside the house, and my eyes wid

at them. They took the body int

my face. "What is happening??" My voice came out, tremb

. She was found dead in her r

e...killed her?" I'd never been so

ier in the morning, when Aryan told me her

exactly was it? She's dead, and I would

in my ear, and momentar

n's grandmother just after she sai

ctly was