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“Oh, yeah. Of course. What else could be the reason, right?” Lucy, my best friend understood my situation with Adrianne.

I tried to get my mind of Adrianne and just focused on my studies. Since early this year, I convinced myself to score on all of my ten subjects. I had to make my parents proud of me. They had lost their precious Adrianne along the way. She was not used to be like that. She was so much better than me when she was younger. I never knew what happened to her or what was incomplete in her life. She had everything. Apart from that, people notice her apart from me. They never saw me nor remembered what had I achieved in my life. Maybe that was the reason I could not bond with her. I just could not accept her.

“Annie, we have rehearsal for poem recitation after school, right?” Rendra asked me while we were walking to go to class.

“Yes, I’ll see you after school at the library. Is that alright?”

“Yes, that’s perfect.”

“Rendra, could you inform the others as a reminder for them?”

“Yes, certainly.”
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“Hey Mama. How was your day today? Where’s daddy?” I asked my mother as I kissed her cheek when I reached home from school.

“My day was great and your daddy is reading the newspaper in his office. By the way, is Adrianne home yet?” My mother asked me about Adrianne. That was all she wanted to know every time she saw me.

“Mama, I just got home. I’m not sure if she’s home or not. Anyway, I’m sorry I got home late. I had a rehearsal for poem recitation for this month’s show at school.” I apologise to her for coming home late but she did not notice I was late.

“Were you late? What time were you supposed to come home? My mother asked me as if she was confused.

“School usually finishes at 2 p.m. but I had rehearsal until 4 p.m. and now it’s
already 5 p.m.” I explained to her.

“I’m sorry. I didn’t notice. Could you call Henry for me please?”