During the entire third year of high school, Holly Sutton went there several times, sometimes by himself, sometimes with Mia, because at that time Mia had also moved up from elementary school to middle school and was at the same school as him.
The little girl was quite sly. If he didn't take her home with him once or twice, she insisted on following him to see what he was up to.
Holly Sutton had no choice but to take her along, thinking that if one day they bumped into Lynn, he could introduce Mia to her. They were both the same age and should get along well.
However, they went many times but never ran into her even once.
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Mia Sutton sat on the bed, clutching her phone, listening to her brother speak. Holly Sutton's mind was only able to recall those images — their initial interactions seemed to only involve that small shop.
He recounted it briefly, finishing in just a few sentences. Mia held her phone, her brow furrowed.
