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37. Riddle
“He’s…sleeping…in her house?”
Gray Stewart stared at Zia who was frozen in front of her.
“Baby? Are you still there?” said Edward on the other line.
“I…” uttered Gray.
Zia had not been blinking the last few seconds. Her jaw dropped. Eyes were dead, expressionless. And tears started to form in her eyes.
“I have to go now,” said Gray to Edward. “Goodnight.”
“Oh…” There was disappointment in his tone. “Okay. Goodnight, honey. I love you.”
Gray ended the call without saying anything back. She set the phone down on the coffee table. She looked at Zia. Still no reaction.
LeemaYou know, while I was writing my sibling was asking me riddles. It kept bugging my mind that I had to include it here haha. And what's appealing about riddles is that, it ticks you off when you can't guess the simple answers.
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