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Timothy’s phone buzzed unexpectedly as he walked out of his apartment. Glancing at the screen, he saw an unknown number displayed. Curious, he answered the call.

“Hello?”

“Hey, Timothy. It’s Arial Can you come over to my apartment? There’s something important we need to discuss,” Aria’s voice, usually light and carefree, held a hint of urgency.

“Sure, I’ll be right there,” Timothy replied, a sense of anticipation settling over him. He couldn’t help but wonder what could be so important that Aria needed to discuss it in person.

As Timothy walked across the hall to Evie and Aria’s apartment, he found the atmosphere unusual. Aria poked her head out, looked in both directions, and dragged him inside. He first spotted Lucas on the couch, huddled over the coffee table with some papers strewn about.

The room buzzed with an energy that felt both secretive and purposeful. He looked around, expecting Evie to come walking out, but her presence didn’t seem apparent.

“Timothy, hey! Thanks for coming.” Lucas greeted him, a forced smile playing on her lips.

Timothy nodded in acknowledgment, though his eyes were guarded. “Good to see you again.”

There was no further explanation as Aria guided him over to the couch and all but threw him onto it before taking a seat across from him on the floor.

Timothy furrowed his brows, sensing an unspoken tension in the air. “What’s going on? Why all the secrecy?”

Aria exchanged a glance with Lucas before sighing. “Timothy, we need you to be discrete about what you’re about to hear. It’s important.”

The cryptic nature of their words heightened Timothy’s curiosity. “Okay, I’m all ears. What’s happening?”

Lucas took a deep breath, choosing his words carefully. “We’ve been planning a trip to the lake, you know, the one we’ve been talking about for a while. But we’ve had to push it back because Evie has been so busy lately.”

Aria chimed in, her eyes darting between Timothy and Lucas. “So, we thought, why not celebrate Evie’s birthda

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puzzle pieces fell into place, and he couldn’t help but smile.

and Lucas’s faces as they exchanged a glance.

knew we could

car, thoughts of the surprise celebration swirled in his mind. He felt a surge of excitement at the prospect of making Evie’s birthday special. And to think, he had almost spent it

familiar click of the locks. As he looked up, however, he spotted

there, a stern expression etched on

voice low and controlled.

unspoken tension settling over him. “What’s there to talk

Timothy, frustration evident in his eyes. “You haven’t been returning my calls.

indifference. “I’ve been busy, Dad.

just being busy, Timothy.

in. “Things change, Dad, and the only reason you’re looking for a “connection‘ with me now is because your prodigal

in the

blocked the driver’s side door. “It’s complicated, Dad. I have my own life now, my own challenges. I can’t always live up to your expectations, so we might as well go our sperate ways and not disappoint eachother any more

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hurt in his eyes. “I just want to be a part

you just accept that I don’t want

constant burden.”

and clapped a hand on his shoulder. “I don’t want

of guilt gnawing at him.

now.”

you, but can we at least try to be civil? I’d

hesitated. “I’ll think about

in acknowledgment, accepting Timothy’s terms. “Fair enough. Take the