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The following days were actually quite good, given that it was a new year, signifying in short a renewing change in our lives.

So, after returning on Sunday from the foster home – and solemnly swearing that I would return the following month on the last weekend – Nia agreed to return to the apartment without any problem. After all, Cody, knowing that she was now happily in a relationship with Ryan, which my mother approved of without much hesitation, left her alone, and they returned to being the two normal friends they had always been.

Everything seemed to be going wonderfully, even though I could sense my old friend's heart shattered into pieces, but I knew that it would soon pass when he found something to distract himself with or even a new love.

Things were perfectly in place, nothing transcendental was happening in my life, until Tuesday arrived.

I was walking towards the café where I used to buy coffee on those mornings when I knew I would need extra energy.

It was a great day,