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Lily stared out her windows. She’d been doing that way too much the last few days. Twilight was falling, and she felt lonely. She missed Noah. She mined inside for the courage to call him, but she was flustered and felt stupid. A tiny corner of her mind knew her pride was getting in the way. With a sigh, she swung away from the windows and went to stare at the contents of her refrigerator. She was hungry, but nothing seemed appealing and she hadn’t bothered to shop this week. Her phone beeped, indicating a text had arrived. Her heart started pounding when she saw it was from Noah.
Mind if I stop by?
Did she mind? No! Relief washed over her, so hard and fast she could hardly breathe. Tears spring to her eyes. She forced herself to close her eyes and made a feeble attempt to gather her
