Ethan
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I knocked on Victoria’s door, and it almost immediately cracked open. She was putting on another nightgown, blue this time.
Something about the hue made her eyes pop beneath the yellow light.
“There’s no rain, and the lights are all on,” she said, “so what’s your excuse for coming here today?”
I told myself to have more confidence. The highest thing she could do was say no.
“It seems usually f**k yourself with your vibrato,” I said, bolstering my voice. “So I came to watch.”
Victoria’s eyes bulged wide. But then, as it narrowed a soft smile formed on her face.
She opened the door and gestured for me to come in.
I did and shut the door behind me.
“Sit over there,” she said, pointing at the sofa just across the bed.
I settled on the sofa, my nerves already burning with
