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that’s not what i meant

I paused.

Longer than I should’ve.

Then:

what did you mean

No reply.

Not immediately.

That silence stayed with me longerthan I liked.

Rowan

I didn’t reply right away.

Because I didn’t know why I sent it.

Serena noticed immediately.

“You’re worse than I thought,” she said.

“I didn’t do anything.”

“You’re texting him before a trip game like it matters.”

“It doesn’t.”

She raised an eyebrow.

I locked my phone.

Because I didn’t like how that felt like a lie again.

Mason

Bus moved.

City started to change outside the window.

Everything got louder.

Bigger.

New York.

Jace leaned back. “This is where things get interesting.”

I didn’t answer.

Because my phone buzzed again.

don’t prove me right

I stared at it.

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