CHAPTER 19

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I am lying on the couch lazily, my head resting on the armrest, legs stretched out and an arm placed loosely on Ella who is sleeping peacefully next to me. My eyes are cast blankly on the TV screen that is perfectly mounted on the wall but my mind is a million miles away. I am on an entirely different planet. I am in a world where my parents are still alive, and it's all joy and love until I am rudely snapped back to planet earth by the ding dong sound of the doorbell. I jerk my head up real quick and glance at the wall clock. It's a few minutes past four. Leo? A broad smile pulls on my lips as I sit upright, I slide into my fluffy flip-flops and then I stride to the door. I know it's Leo. It better be him, them. I take a deep breath and then I pull the door open anticipating

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