Aliyah’s POV

I left Tracy's place early, leaving Elara to stay with Hope and have fun since they've missed that so much.

I took a cab to Cynthia's house. I stood in front of the door for a while before deciding to knock.

Her voice rose from inside. “Yeah, coming!”

I waited patiently while footsteps approached from inside.

She got to the door and opened with a smile on her face, but the smile wore off when her gaze landed on me.

“Aliyah?” She muttered in disbelief.

“Am I ...