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After Valeria left, I made my way back to the main mansion to see my twin. He was still reeling from the mess he made two days ago, but to his credit, he was handling it better than I would have- mostly because I wouldn’t make such a mess to begin with. I stepped inside without knocking. No one ever did in this family. As long as you lived here, privacy was merely an afterthought. The room was dimly lit, the curtains drawn, trapping the stale air inside. Jeremy sat on the edge of his bed, staring blankly at the television, though it wasn’t even on.
I didn’t speak right away. Instead, I walked over, sat down next to him, and let the silence settle between us.
“You’re here,” Jeremy finally said, his voice dull, drained of its usual arroganc
