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The knock on my door startled me. No one ever visited me. Jamie and I were tentatively friends again as we struggled to move past the awkwardness I had accidentally caused in our relationship. The shaky ground we were on made me fairly certain that she wouldn't show up on my doorstep at 10:30 at night.
When I flung the door open, I was surprised to see that it was Jamie on the other side. The strained expression on her face told me that whatever she had to say was uncomfortable. "There's someone named Cassandra here to see you." She spat out the name, like it was poisonous. I knew that, despite the more formal version of the name, she must realize exactly who this woman was.
"It's fine," I nodded at Jamie, so she reluctantly moved aside to usher Cassie out of the shadows and up to my
