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Cage is nothing like Terry

And yet… there’s soer on that seems a bit off

Shrugging to e stain on it—probably spaghetti sauce that never cae and I need to have a frank discussion about what it is that’s bothering me It’s definitely centered around his job and the dissatisfaction he has with it, hence his unwillingness to talk about it

I h the top two drawers—the pile of iterowing larger—and start to open the third on the bottom when someone knocks on my door

I tense, not because I’m worried about unexpected visitors atby to cause h, I push off the carpeted floor, exit my bedroom, and move to the front door Eye to my peephole, I exhale in relief to see not my brother, but my sister

After unlocking the chain, deadbolt, and regular lock, I open the door to find her grinning while holding two bottles of wine

“What are you doing here?” I ask in surprise She rarely drops by, despite the fact her apartment isn’t that far from mine She moved out of the dorms and into an apartment with roommates her sophomore year

“You said you were doing so, and you have ignored me all week” She holds the bottles of wine outwine as well”

It’s true Laney had been trying to nail me down for dinner, drinks, or both this week, but I just couldn’t face her knowing I was keeping a huge secret fro cleaning” laht she’d just drop by unexpectedly She’s not that type of sister, even though I’d never close the door in her face even if she were

Except now

Noant to close the door in her face as I’m not ready to look her in the eye and keep this secret

Reluctantly, Imiserably

She notices “What’s up your butt?” she asks as she walks in

As I close the door, she whips around with a horrified expression “Oh , hiding away fro to sad music?”

I rollto e is , and I don’t have time to socialize”