Aria should have known something was off from the moment she woke up.
You know that feeling when you wake up feeling a little down and you decided not to act on it because you don't want to jinx your day? That was how Aria felt when she got out of bed.
Nothing dramatic. It was just… a strange heavy feeling in her chest. It just sat there and refused to move. She tried to shake it off, made her bed twice, and even ironed some of her laundry that she already turned yesterday. Just random nonsense to avoid thinking too much.
Anyway, she managed to push through the morning crowd at the café, with Mila's help. They sold out most of their pastries by noon, and closed early because Aria's head wasn’t really in it.
Maybe it was because Damian hadn’t checked in since morning.
Maybe it was bec
