CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
ELENA, YOU NEED to go to bed early,” Becky mumbled with a toothbrush still in her mouth. “We have loads to do tomorrow.” “I’ve already made plans.” I made my way across the room. “What!” “Elena, we’re going to watch Doubt of Fire.” Sammy’s voice came drifting from the couch. “I didn’t know that you wanted me to come with you guys.” A feeling of regret that I’d already said yes to Cheng emerged in my gut. “Did you think we were just going to leave you here?” Becky said, and the way her eyes widened and her mouth partially parted told me that she wasn’t happy about what I’d assumed. “I don’t know? Sorry.” “Can you call it off?” Sammy suggested hopefully. I shook my head. “Why not?” “Cheng already asked me on Tuesday, and I didn’t know if Lucian was going to come with you guys or no
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