A day later, after much rest with James, I lay on the private beach of the place we were staying, enjoying the sun soaking into my skin. We had arrived with pure enjoyment and greeted James’ friends with smiles.

Allegra, of course, remembered me very well, and even though we had fun the one time, we were slowly becoming close friends. Being friends with her differed completely from Tally, and I was glad for that.

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