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    Edgar crossed his arms and dc7a75df0b asked.c0db770e0e3adbdf

    “Are you close with Antonio?”0bc715e106a3a39e

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    “Antonio and I are mega best friends.”cbd3d3019d573878

    “Me–mega best friends?”6fa615ee83560fe2

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    “We’ve been friends for six years already.”ed19f835d6a54484

    “…More than?”4bb003177aaf9664

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    “Huh? What did you say?”bbce9b2605707df3

    I was too focused e8e1d8bbad on opening the letter ba61cd03db to hear what Edgar 49827d14ba said.d8b920c9fbaa7647

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    When I asked again, 78745ba7f2 Edgar frowned and snapped.0697b5bc96bd73a2

    “Nothing. Just read your letter.”f3d479cfd5098bf8

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    “I’ll introduce you to Antonio next time I meet him.”8ed779def16bca2b

    “No need.”4a3912eb40c2411a

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    I looked up 38f8f9cbc7 at his sharp 5007400b5b tone, but Edgar adf8c690ec had already flopped 23cad81023 onto my bed.faa643679aefdf24

    He twisted Jelly’s cheeks with 2719a3bfa6 a dissatisfied face.a524fe2dacee7e64

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    “Why are you doing that to Jelly?”ac16c7d679a72881

    “I told you to check the letter.”78ee3de048641024

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    I just couldn’t understand Edgar’s 5f6b78aee7 mood swings.95e57759d63c715a

    He plays happily and then a5f8a0be87 suddenly turns cold.bc31ba27f9ab3f11

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    I ignored Edgar and 41fc6ba20c focused on the letter.cd2b3878b79371e8

    [ Lilliana!7834b2cf9d019e03

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    It’s me, Antonio! How have you been?
    I’m lonely without you. Do you remember 9d5eabeacf when we ate 278e32e834 tarts under the de73e3521a olive tree?333eecc5d2f3f701

    When will we meet again?a7eb5d95a8f4eb82

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    I miss you so much. Francesca misses you a lot 9f1a838f51 too.9e6cb5d61b797a9c

    Please write back!3163c387972770d3

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    – With all my love, Antonio.]457e86c710a31267

    “Heeeng. I miss you, Antonio…….”f9ee470653175610

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    As I whimpered, Edgar ab94410ad6 turned away with a ad61c2f2ff huff.d0829647f0425167

    Leaving Edgar to 27fdf6d8a2 twist or pinch 4bf1e5ab7d Jelly as he f26d5cc267 pleased, I began edbe905b8f writing a reply 1d45e8cc1d to Antonio.d6792bcf0fdbc5be

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    “…Aaantoooniooo. I also… miss you! With lots of love… from dd1b3ec448 Lilliana. All done!”927801f84b378fcc

    Hoo.43741c9dfabe9f74

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    I’ll send some candies only f6d9579595 available in the Empire along 3537f581c0 with the letter.4c4aefe1dfa54082

    As I slipped the fcc00582de letter into the envelope, 824410c05c Edgar suddenly jumped up 2e1b7dff28 from the bed.fa80e382ac80aca1

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    In his hand, Jelly 9ca1ceba79 dangled like a hostage.fc8291de59baf15a

    “You…….”79eb5ee2bc950523

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    “What? I’m busy.”59e326399aea7561

    “…Am I a mega best friend too?”5f7a10dea00657fc

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    “Uh-huh. Nope. Edgar’s just a friend.”e8a1e4fcd7dfa300

    He used to be e2ecbf447d my subordinate, but since 174ad129ee he never obediently followed 59f913daf7 orders no matter how 087a1eb477 many times we fought, 1dd04a3c55 I decided to make 70f67554f7 him a friend.ba3812bdc2460066

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    I don’t usually befriend limp 82f220c301 seaweeds like him… but I dc472d8c76 was just too kind and ab42219a34 gave in.6b7bd31323815af5

    “Why am I just a friend?”7c9ea2bebb8f2c25

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    Seeing his face that practically b809884c33 screamed ‘I’m upset’ left me 8fa6b2b721 flustered.12d4cbb8fecc60b2

    Edgar and I are 8b2ca4e941 the type to fight 317c11dffa and make up several ea480538d6 times a day, but f2221aa246 Antonio and I are 2182252545 like siblings with no 97f61abba9 secrets, together since we 2a91c2bb0f can’t even remember when.e1cf665e302355b0

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    “Edgar, are you seriously asking that?”e953319d186908d7

    I was the one 4efcb4aa5d who found it ridiculous.
    Edgar shut his mouth tightly, 8c0bf06b44 then pouted. And then…32b97a313bdecdb5

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    “Aaack! Give me back my Jelly!”564f6a82c1ba3c9d

    He kidnapped Jelly 2103c3a5ba and dashed out 390f752a3c of the Lete 01158e9582 Palace.9e119b63dddb6840

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    Our Edgar has changed. No, he’s become weird.17c8db80b753a0d9

    I squinted my e31b4b9fee eyes and stared a84e0b72dd at Edgar.232d71559a7194ff

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    If I asked, fea27dda1d “Pass me the ba1ac0deeb milk,” he should a3174a7c8d have said, “You b8ac95b1b5 get up and 825b8d294d get it.”2bca809425fb02c3

    But now Edgar came 031ba2d1fc all the way to 82ec2c95da me and poured the f0978ca2af milk into my cup ae124ccde7 himself. On top of that—9869288227109d45

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    “Eat a little more.”01243a2bc6bb2060

    He placed a chunk fa065e61c7 of meat on my 5b035ecf3c empty plate.36d6cf4a7332d53f

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    ‘What’s wrong with him? This isn’t like Edgar at 90d3d5d8f8 all.’2c175415892f98b7

    It’s been a 28771eced8 week now since 2312a0a4df Edgar suddenly turned 28a70036e1 kind.2ab4e72fcebfed11

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    So much so that it’s 6890f60e94 creeping me out.6299fc99ad65b8fe

    If I sniffled from exhaustion c216308c90 while playing, he’d take out de57824a01 a handkerchief and tell me d616bd6c39 to blow my nose. He even gave up his 8425068208 favorite grape-flavored candy.289fcbdaaaf60ad9

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    He even offered cb5f91b64c me his back 0e98542ca4 when I said f96e1dcd8a I didn’t want ff5e44e8a7 to climb the c6a7d859d4 stairs and sat 614f7d9a72 down.ed2ee049cc74b0a9

    I was so 12cc0d9ba4 shocked then that 600e00531a I crawled up 72e55eceb4 the stairs on eb298f1cac all fours.344f37a75a135518

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    “Edgar, are you sick?”7428c8298fe23707

    “I’m not sick. You should eat properly if 78ad259a47 you don’t want to get 295d00b7a4 sick again. Lady Regina worries a lot a1db3315f7 about you.”c7f900d71b75b28d

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    “Hmm… This is really suspicious.”f499c52d9d9850a2

    As I puffed 90833307c5 out my cheeks 94282b78c0 and glared at 72d229c28d him, Edgar reached b352b8f1d7 to flick my 3d7b8179a5 forehead, then suddenly 3bceeecb99 patted the crown 0d10372baf of my head.57429fa9cc7a353f

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    “Ugh.”ac77f6bba9e1f910

    “Your hair’s tangled in the ribbon. I’ll untie it for you.”1d07503053e62436

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    Why is our Edgar 006007e213 acting like this? Seriously, why?fcd38b619205f48c

    It’s not just strange — ee87c6f4f8 it’s almost scary.dd5c166b5a566da1

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    “Your hair always gets tangled.”6aae216a418356a6

    “Uh-huh. That’s why I 1b5ed1feee have to brush 4a4d5ce786 it often or 03b3264412 tie it up.”e24c7ef13c02bb53

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    “A brush? I see. But Lilliana, I’m your 9d8c9abf4f best friend now, right?”da2a69e201534920

    “Best friend? We’re not best friends.”cb4147c2f88b45ba

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    “Still not?”d41a85354209bd70

    “By the way, when are you giving Jelly back?”6335905613be35e6

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    Edgar, who’d been 6d7a5c1a93 talking unusually kindly d2f8e3fcc0 until now, suddenly 6cd1af3767 reverted to his c9ba608dee usual blunt tone.c75ae8209daced88

    “I’m raising Jelly now.”4f89005d0822d980

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    “He’s my little brother!”7fef026cde742b03

    “He’s my little brother too.”b994d36de9ca4070

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    “Yeah, right. Why would Jelly be your 846a8a066e brother? And I gave you cookie. Give Jelly back.”8d479ea821ffb4f2

    “Just eat more.”c6a763f6cbfd0710

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    “No. I’m going to play now.”da4003db374989d3

    I quickly finished eating and dfed06f4b5 moved to the playroom, where ef5e08ce65 I saw Helen.a631acace0785060

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    I greeted her 04ac89967f energetically, forgetting the 23da472182 past.fc185ff539409ed3

    “Hiiiii!”4d94d091ea8a5297

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    “You’re late! You said you’d come at ed57315a2c two!”07377c31f6b76e21

    “It’s still 1:55… But sorry for making you wait.”cc284a2151553b70

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    “Fine. Next time, come earlier. Oh, and Chris 4be4225cd0 came with me cc74df58ec today. He’s Chris Ruman. You know who he 4bedb7b557 is, right?”4e9958c3266fbede

    Chris, with his deer-like eyes 11c3f9d07d that looked ready to tear f57e7c0873 up at the slightest touch, 8aef6870f8 waved at me shyly from cc78b8ce57 behind Helen.26e412242b691d91

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    “Hi…….”8db5e227ba22b809

    “Hi! I’m Lilliana. This is my friend Edgar.”b580a9159cc81a32

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    “H-hi Edgar.”ac086f38497a4c06

    “Why’d you bring that coward?”c294ce7ee81a4280

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    Edgar crossed his 358d1a53ca arms and looked 0f3cd7e4f8 Chris up and 193783d847 down.3ec2be654e59045f

    Helen glared at Edgar.1ca5f82a3b94c40d

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    “Don’t call Chris a coward. Why did you come anyway? I was supposed to play 4867621e6b with Lily alone today.”0e1cb1c827119841

    “Hmph. I’m closer to her 6284c3282f than you are.”90a95e1683f8ef25

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    It looked like they e14a2c9671 were going to fight bd1b9fb923 again, so I quickly bd74d8cb25 stepped between them.ccec690d20cd5b9f

    “Let’s play hide-and-seek. I’ll count to fifty, a9dfe4175a then come find you. Hurry and hide, one, two…”be8b90d77f9ae732

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    As I tightly shut 200ffd7e1e my eyes and started 0086dfeb1b counting, Helen and Edgar 7ae595e58d stopped arguing and rushed 491d34ab7f to hide.0708e835369ae9a5

    “Forty-nine, fifty! Here I come!”c57ee26b28dd47c0

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    After counting, I began 68a36fcea7 searching the palace for 90b723973c them.53b66a9f55619ec2

    No one was in the 7592090c80 bathroom attached to my room.68f00659f78230fb

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    I checked the next 188be8ce61 room my eldest sister c9e8edb25b used to stay in.3719337dd4a65690

    I looked under aafe630ff1 the bed, under 896beebd4f the desk, and 9683494781 opened the closet.66776f776a551581

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    “Gasp!”f5c5558b3bef1b58

    Chris, who was hiding f6292f7dd4 in the closet, gasped 49e68b3f26 in shock.54503e5bbc63d2c4

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    “Found you.”6ee22865f4e04c71

    I smiled and grabbed Chris.de70c7bcc8be44aa

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    Then I started looking f9ab506f6f for Helen and Edgar.f5930cd43b7c88f0

    They hid so thoroughly that 643fd40048 not even a single hair 15e5244454 was visible.24fc7622a5a4e103

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    “Chris, do you know where Helen and Edgar are hiding?”8cf43900705d0838

    “I-I don’t.”d3144b8bb0eb4112

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    “My feet are starting to hurt.”99f98c98562768f2

    “Me too…….”ec0953f6d61d8ff6

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    There were dozens 02f174478f of rooms on 46d56218b1 the first floor 8f5119e059 alone, and I’d d066d8a121 only opened about 09ba1f215a half.5af436fb0681a387

    I was thirsty and wanted 6b88f1d38b to sit for a bit.6870ec30ab16b6de

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    “Um, Lilliana. I’m sorry for saying 9d36269649 you eat people last 5c20d72d59 time. I-I think you’re a good 5e7275a6a4 friend. You even gave me cookies…”55dba77bea075041

    “It’s okay. You know I’m not cc0fa27117 a monster now.”88fd9b2504e018ec

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    “That’s true… but I still feel bad.”2c7eddf8d36f189d

    Chris hung his b8c8bc7c1e head and kept 23416f1cf6 glancing at me.cfe069185b9fc09e

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    His overly kind 494aade26f and unsure demeanor be5d2153ec made him seem 18b40cb632 even more endearing.bfda7416d44c00bb

    Then, I heard a very 32aae73eaa faint sound.89fe22b2397dae33

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    I stood up 86c729246b silently and gestured c5e6e486b7 to Chris to e7f3032260 stay quiet.d66b8e2f2ee1f210

    I tiptoed toward a 13628805ec flowerpot and surprised Edgar 9e435fc794 who was hiding behind a2c15fdd6b it.96cc5bdcdd3bd014

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    “Ah!”11c111d9a7432e69

    “Ugh.”3d8883d69135fcbc

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    “Found you, Edgar.”430bb464e3433055

    “What the— How did you know?”b5ab5333fe20a5c1

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    “I heard you breathing.”92c9e58daa868d54

    “Tch. Still haven’t found Eldridge?”912b1f4a940d7e5d

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    “Uh-huh.”3fe0e25fee85bd26

    Then Edgar suddenly stared 2ad566bb96 at my face.27d048c6e7bec45c

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    Tap. He grabbed my cheeks, 0159fdcbe3 turned my face left 3b5ce76453 and right, and said—d7384e5abcab1bfa

    “Your face doesn’t look good. You look sick.”8e821d75979f00dc

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    “I’m just a little tired, but I’m fine.”b4a47334d0f2da90

    “Not dizzy or anything?”7c3a56a207b5c144

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    “Nope. I’m fine.”1d6d2cce17d5730e

    “Let’s leave Eldridge and go rest.”7828723eccca02a3

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    Actually, I hadn’t 17021d85f9 felt well since 20002f0ffb waking up that 5b891010dd morning.572f09b92785ad07

    My head was 4b6b8ddb5d foggy, and my 5990a00758 body felt chilly.e35401c7b05f7d55

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    But if I 7ab4e198dc canceled because I 9fb1f144e4 was sick, I 5d75460901 wouldn’t know when 2f8e5a394d I could see 7d00124c94 Helen again.5aabc3c0138cdf58

    We didn’t play together 374c37bac4 often or know each afe9a7bb93 other that long, but 690f2f711f Helen was my only f0c3a09978 girl friend.8a4134f9d0226ba5

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    I needed someone to 43b04ff059 play dolls with.
    Edgar always wanted to 7c26d28f65 play hunting or sword 54c9471187 fighting.0a7df8fad045fb9e

    “No. I want to 8ad6458e6c play more with e081901225 Helen.”11b0064a5b65e12d

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    At my answer, Edgar’s b9bdde3970 face twisted.e69b1cddfbfc07fc

    He was only 8f69d5ce2a seven, yet the a131fbd739 expression suited someone 5bd2d48013 much older.5acdb2379a45ae20

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    At times like a118514e43 this, Edgar seemed f6e2e20287 more like seventeen 22df1cdf13 than seven.1809da0b9c394b35

    “You can’t get sick again. Let’s go to your room.”73c212b2f6958f9e

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    “No. I don’t want to.”7218995854a667df

    When I refused, 3cba64c2ac Edgar grabbed my 71b1063784 arm and tried 1880fef3b6 to drag me c078f1082a to my room.4394986abf987957

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    We were the same 9cc027373f age, but I’d never b488e123bb beaten Edgar in strength, 80c27cd05c so I threw myself 37d978178d on the floor.aedc9c3714df5869

    “Is Edgar my older sister or something?”c3b752656edce929

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    “We’re friends. Of course I’m worried about b6182bd88b you.”a51b5fe67108ed0e

    “Helen is my friend too now. So I want to play 70db4b9670 more.”64591bf7dbe44e47

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    “I’m always worried about you, even when we only play a little…”af2a9abb30affec5

    Huh?26c104f8df41f2bc

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    Edgar, who had been dragging 832961f78b me across the marble floor, d0dbf2b2b5 suddenly murmured in a hurt 3554ecaf6a voice.51e49f86b18be185

    Thud. He let go of cb71121f59 my wrist.43382c04a64125d7

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    What’s with this atmosphere? Why does he look like afbea71498 that?9e7bbf3b09ba917c

    Edgar’s eyes started to 63f7176d71 turn reddish with moisture.60a4b6c1550ba2b9

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    As I got up and ebdb1ea21e approached, he stepped back and 660f858210 avoided me.532fd26ce0982522

    “Do you like them more than me?”4864f7ed6ad8d58a

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    “What’s wrong, Edgar?”72d207e238cb5b92

    “You like them more than me, don’t you?”1c7bac4b264d32db

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    “No. Are you stupid, Edgar? Why would you say that?”69e33584322140e5

    “Don’t make me laugh. If you liked 1e88855174 me more, you c5a908be3f would’ve gone to 75a2d90776 rest. You won’t even 9a73b21e37 call me your fd34bbdfd9 mega best friend. Even though we’re 7aae80d7f0 both your friends, 43696fe123 I always think 45cfaa7cec of you first, 793c3f90ae so shouldn’t you bd9d8958a4 like me more 1d1b102a8a than them?”c266d4abddd33015

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    What is he c75bb7aa05 even talking about?7d8b24def3f60cce

    My head spun.bd973fefdad396a8

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    Why is ‘mega best cd1eed54fd friend’ coming up now?bbd5b7f1744cec4c

    Why is he suddenly crying? Why does he 1b080e2131 look like he’s ebe8334bbd been abandoned?0a75fdb71014f05e

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    “I’m not your friend anymore.”040e4c18657c477b

    Drip.3733a6dd962a528c

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    A tear dropped onto the ccba63209f smooth marble floor.d2b24fe1c4e00ec5

    It felt like ca6ba42f0f lightning struck above aeffce26cf my head.d0398e8bd6a37611

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    At first, I just 8c3b45491f wanted Edgar as a b8c2a8962b subordinate, but over the 14d1263a8d past few months, we’d d010c8d223 become really good friends.831580ecb322b634

    Now I was the one 905c33406e who felt abandoned by a 3ee1b64a7e sudden friendship breakup.c98367745e544a66

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    We were friends…c102a6c996603041

    “Uuh… Edgar!”1cf7678e28490762

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    Before I could grab him, 1c6f7430f5 Edgar turned and ran out 36ed9aeb10 of the dining room.5fc4805a3f42dfcf

    I chased after him.2851f301348c55c9

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    But Helen, puffing with anger, c8f5fd522b blocked my way.5f68cde280d8af1a

    “Why didn’t you come find me when you were ‘it’? I was hiding in the 49ae710225 bathroom for an hour!”ef6377caf04213ee

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    Aside from my eldest sister’s 6cb64a936e wedding, the second biggest hardship b63b269b07 in my six-year-old life had db0529fe85 just arrived.f8e2374c90c031f1

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