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She shrugged. “Kids film everything now.”
I wanted to believe her. I really did.
I watched Brielle whisper something in Mason’s ear. He shook his head once, gently, and kept dancing.
Her friends near the punch bowl covered their mouths, shoulders shaking with laughter.
I had a feeling something was about to happen, but I never expected how devastating it would be.
“Kids film everything now.”
Something inside me tightened.
I took a step forward, then made myself stop.
“Let him have this,” I whispered to no one. “Just let him have this.”
The song slowed toward its final notes. Then the lights brightened just enough to see every face in the room.
Brielle stepped back.
And what she did next broke my heart.
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