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I spent the next couple of days cooped up in my room, shutting out the world. I told my mom to take over my classes and to tell everyone I was sick.
Of course, the Twins didn’t buy it.
Dawn came first. On the first morning, she banged on my door, offering her shoulder, her unwavering presence. But I couldn’t face her, couldn’t look at the golden hair she shared with her brother and keep myself together. So, when my phone remained off, she slipped a letter beneath my door—one I didn’t have the will to read yet.
Helios came later. At first, he was gentle, knocking softly, calling my name in that voice that used to unravel me so easily. But his patience didn’t last—his fists hit harder, louder, until my father intervened. That didn’t stop him, though. He didn’t leave. He plan
