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The morning after the call
Ria blocked me on every social network
she could think of.

I don't really care.

but I check just to for fun.

Then, I think about whether I should
skip school.

My phone vibrates.

I pick it up too fast.

It's not Ria.

It's a childhood friend
I haven't seen in a

long while.

I go to school.

I don't see Ria at all.

It's a peaceful day.

We're sprawled in a corner
of the canteen
with plates of chicken rice.

It's recess time.

The clock is moving slower than usual.

A familiar girl
with hair covering half her face

walks by.

I grab her hand.

The one holding a book.

It's the same book.
The Bible.

She's in proper school uniform today.

I smile.

'Almost didn't recognise you.'

She stares at me.

'That would have been good.'

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