Ryka
Standing as I saw Dylan approaching, I watched as he paused in his steps when Rose turned to face him. I knew exactly what he was thinking in that moment. It was uncanny how similar they looked, but where one had blonde hair, the other was brunette. On closer inspection, there were a few unmistakable traits of Jake’s, but the rest was pure Melody, and it hurt to look at.
Nodding in thanks, Dylan walked closer to Rose with an outstretched hand, “Hello there, I’m Dylan.” He introduced himself as easily as he had done hundreds of times before. “May I know your name?”
Frowning, I bit my tongue from saying her name for her, Rose and allowed her to introduce herself.
“Aliyah,” was all she committed to saying and it made me frown even further. Her name was Rose, end of story.
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