Sasha paused briefly in surprise before replying, “No, I’m not.”

“I know you are, Mommy! You haven’t been talking much tonight, Mommy! Did someone bully you? You can tell Vivi! Vivi will avenge you!”

Vivian waved her meaty fist in the air as she said that, and Sasha couldn’t help but smile in response.

She’s such a sweet child, but there’s no way I could tell her even if I really was bullied!

Sasha returned to her bedroom after Vivian had fallen asleep, but her suffocating restlessness kept her awake.

Feeling like she needed someone to talk to, she whipped out her phone and began scrolling through her list of contacts.

 

After a bit of scrolling, she finally saw a name that caught her eye.

“Willow?”

 

“Well, well, well… If it isn’t the great Ms. Nancy? I didn’t think you’d call!”

A familiar voice could be heard saying that in a joking manner the moment the call got through.

Sasha let out a helpless chuckle and asked, “Haha! What are you saying? Anyway, what have you been up to lately? Where have you been?”

moment she heard that. “What else could I be up to? I’m still working the same job every day, shuttling between my house and the office. Life is as boring as

went silent as she recalled how someone who claimed to be Willow had come

me, god knows what would’ve happened to

went pale as she tightened her grip on the

with the silence? What about you, huh?

a shower a while ago. Willow, can I ask you a question?” Sasha was a little hesitant at first, but decided to bring up the

froze when she heard how formal Sasha sounded

Willow responded in a more serious manner

I told you that I feel like getting back together with him?

drinking a glass of water when she heard that and spat it all out in

hell is wrong with this woman? Why on earth would she want to get back with

for you?” Willow lashed out at her as

began to regret talking to Willow about

about us… Damn it, why did

I was just

at all and pressed on even when Sasha had tried to drop the topic. “Kidding? I’m not a fool, Nancy! We’ve been friends for so many years now! Do you

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