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Chapter 23

My eyes went wide and my breath got caught in my throat.

"Rachel." I hear Richie say, he flickers the lights on and I knew there was no hiding now.

I swallowed any courage I had left and slowly stood to meet his intense look. "Richie," I say trying to crack and smile and make things better.

"What are you doing here, Rach?"

"I- Uhm…."

I look around the room as I mentally wrack my brain thinking of an excuse. "I was thirsty."

Oh God! I should have thought of something better. Why will a thirsty person come to the closet?

"Thirsty?" He says questionably. His eyes twitch as he takes a deliberate step forward.

"Yeah…I…was...Uhm thirsty... But then, I got here to…uhm get my phone….to message Rebecca."

"Message Rebecca?" He rise a questioning brow

"Yeah, I needed to remind her that she…uhm… has that fasting thing tomorrow," I say.

Oh God, what kind of excuse was that? Fast! Seriously!

"Uhm…, Okay."

"Yeah, it’s very important for her health."

"Okay…We should go back to sleep." He says

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