CHAPTER 23: THE PAST

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RODNEY'S POV: It's been two weeks since Aunt Cecilia died, and I still blame myself for what happened. I was late. She needed me but I'm nowhere to be found. If I did not catch Sushmita on time, she would have faced the same fate. I was standing facing the shelf that I have in our bedroom. I press play on the button of the cd player to play some soft music, it's morning and my wife is still sleeping. I was about to go back to bed again when something caught my eyes. It was a picture frame, two girls on the beach. Wait. The girl in the picture is so familiar. Erin? I grabbed the picture frame and walked towards Sushmita who is still sleeping, I glanced into her and into the picture. Is it her? But her hair seems different. Suddenly, she moved and was awakened by me. "Sorry,

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