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6 | HENRY
"It was so cool how they found out that her own son killed her," Ryan said as his eyes practically sparkled. "I didn't expect that."
"I know, right? I honestly thought that it was that weird neighbour that showed up at the most suspicious times," Louis agreed before looking at me. "What did you think, Henry?"
"I actually found it quite anticlimactic," I said with a sigh as I slowly stirred my milkshake with a straw.
Earlier, we had all agreed to watch a horror movie and I was looking forward to it despite trying to hide my excitement. It was my favourite genre, after all. Ryan was still impressed by Andre's appearance so, he sat next to him so that they could talk. I was happy to have avoided sitting with Andre but the movie swiftly killed my joy. What a waste of ten bucks.
We were currently in a restaurant downstairs as the hot summer weather made us gobble up cold beverages relentlessly. Ryan and Andre sat acro
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