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Fast Descend
~Evan~
Cali was acting as if nothing happened yesterday. I am also acting as if I have no knowledge about what she planned with that dinner last night.
“Got any plans today?” We’re having breakfast on the patio behind my place. She loves moving around the kitchen more than me. I do have to cook for myself if I want to live longer because I’ve been living on my own since I was sixteen. She gave life to my mechanical way of surviving.
“I have to drop by the office and I’m free after that,” she said, sipping her coffee. “You?”
It’s nice to have someone who’s curious about my plans for the day and also ask me how my day was when I got home.
Is this what Devin has w
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