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Elissa’s eyes widened. “Wait—he moved out of Silver Villas?”
“Yes,” Hadley responded with a quiet nod.
Elissa nodded slowly, her expression unreadable. “So... if he really sorts things out with Linda... are you going to
keep your promise? Are you going to give him a chance?”
Hadley didn’t answer. She didn’t agree, nor did she deny it. Her brows only drew in tighter, thoughts tangled in
silence.
“Don’t think about it right now. You told him you’d wait until he actually followed through, didn’t you? Start there.
Just take the medicine first.”
Without waiting for a reply, she reached out and opened the box.
She twisted off the cap, then held it to Hadley’s lips with exaggerated care. “Con. Considering the fact that
he actually moved out of Silver Villas, don’t waste the gesture. Take a sip.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“What are you saying?” Hadley let out a half-laugh, half-sigh.
“Drink!” Elissa insisted, tipping the bottle gently toward her. “Stop whining when there's actually someone trying
to take care of you for once.”
“Pfft—" Hadley nearly choked, coughing through a mouthful of the syrup.
“How could you say that? You basically forced it down my throat!”
“Ha... ha...”
After the playful back-and-forth, the two lay side by side on the bed, the room dim and still.
Hadley had just closed her eyes, teetering on the edge of sleep, when Elissa spoke again.
“Hadley... if you really like someone, don’t keep pushing them away—even if you're not the type to take the first
step. Otherwise... someone else might take your place, you know?”
Hadley paused, her eyes fluttering open. She turned her head to look at Elissa, only to find her already facing the
other way, eyes closed and breathing steady.
She said nothing. But Elissa’s words lingered.
Somewhere in the quiet, another memory surfaced—Denver had said something eerily similar.
Silver Villas.
That afternoon, after waking from her nap, Linda straightened herself up and told her caregiver,
“Let’s head over now.”
“Alright.”
The caregiver already knew where they were headed—next door, as always.
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