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Nyla I hoped it would be Ezekiel, but it wasn’t. Garrett: Hey, might not come home tonight. In case Mom gets worried and asks, tell her I’m out somewhere with my friends. I stared at the message, a strange uneasy feeling settling in my stomach. Friends? Did that include Ezekiel? The thought made my chest tighten. If they were together, why hadn’t Ezekiel told me he wasn’t going to be around? I had stayed up waiting, secretly hoping he might ask me to come over. Now I just felt silly. I groaned and tossed my phone aside, pulling the covers up to my chin. Sleep felt miles away. After tossing and turning for a few minutes, I gave up and reached for my phone again. I opened i********: and went straight to Ezekiel’s profile, then Garrett’s. Both accounts were unusually quiet — no new posts,
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