MARLIYA'S POV
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After our steak dinner, I clean the kitchen while my parents sit and flirt in the living room, giggling and whispering sweet nothings into each other's ears while enjoying a glass of wine. If I have to hear one more cringy pick up line coming out of their mouths, I might puke or shove knives into my ears.
"I'm going to bed!" I announce out loud before darting up the stairs, not giving them a chance to stop me. I close the door and dive onto my bed, smiling as I dial Kenzie's number. "Hello?" Kenzie mutters, she doesn't sound like she wants to talk to me. "Are you busy?" I ask concerned, "No, I'm just annoyed." she grits out, "Why?", "Because Stone is a first-class asshole." she snaps, sighing deeply afterward. "What happened?" I turn on my back and I listen to her as sh
