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I woke up in an unfamiliar place but it wasn’t as cozy as the last house. It was cold and damp from rain throughout the years. Then I heard a whisper from down the hall. I knew from horror movies not to go down the hall but this wasn't a horror movie. I walked down the hall and the whisper turned into a person talking, but I couldn’t make out what he or she was saying. At the end of the hallway was an empty room with someone in a chair talking at the wall.
“Hello, Mia.” The person said.
“Hi, how did you know my name?”I asked the silhouette
“Oh, that's not important right now. I want you to know that one of your friends is going to become a couple with Joshua.” He said. The silhouette had a deeper voice so it definitely wasn’t a female talking.
“Why would they do that? I told them the story of what happened to me with Joshua.” I asked. As
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I have never had a “best friend” not be friends with me ever.
“It’s just what she believes Mia, you couldn't do anything to stop it,”Arabella said trying to comfort me. She knows this has never happened to me before. Every one of our friends has moved or just stopped talking to us. This was different.
“Let’s get breakfast and coffee at our favourite spot,” I said grabbing my car keys and getting my coat and shoes.
“Yeah, that sounds good. Mrs Maklar!” Arabella said
“Yes, honey!” My mom yelled back
“Mia and I are going to Super Deluxe!” Arabella yelled back and got her shoes and coat on.
“Okay see you guys later!” My mom yelled back and continued to make preparation for dinner. My mom was big on home cooking most of the time. Arabella and I walked out to my car which wasn’t here.
“Wait where is my car?” As I said this the garage opened and my dad walked out with new keys.
“Here you go pumpkin your brand new car.” My dad said.
“It’s a purple Tesla. My dream car! Dad, how did you afford this?” I asked him in excitement.
“I have my ways. Go have fun at Super Deluxe!” My dad said and walked into the

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