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She dreamed of the day the world almost ended. She was in Aura Tower’s penthouse hanging out with Lilah and Josefina Cruz. The three of them had taken advantage of the fact that Lilah’s annoying older brother wasn’t home and had claimed the entire living area for themselves. Blankets were draped across nearly every item of furniture, creating a maze of fluffy tunnels. But they’d grown tired of the tunnels sometime earlier that morning, and the treasure at the center of their blanket maze—Lilah’s brand new robotic unicorn—lay forgotten next to a pile of wrappers from the sweets Josie had snuck past Lilah’s mom.
It was a good thing Mrs. Davenport wasn’t home now. They all knew she’d freak out at the sight of her lounge. But they’d promised Grace, the nanny, that they’d clean everything
