Chapter 21: Late Night Cam

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"What are you doing out here?" Cam asks when he finds me sitting on the balcony later that night. "Nothing, what are you doing out here?" I reply with a touch of childish petulance. "It's super late. You should be asleep." "Who are you, my father?" He ignores that, "What's on your mind?" "I'm just not tired, and... I'm all alone in the apartment." As much as I portray an illusion of aloofness and independence I don't like to be alone, at least not at night, and at least not after a stressful, weird day. "Oh. Lonely?" He's still got one hand on his sliding door and leans on it lightly. "Maybe a little bit," I reply, in no way implying that I want him to fix it. He nods, then disappears through his door. I roll my eyes, calling out, "Oh great, just leave me alone out here..." Then, v

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