After finishing breakfast, Avery Jane curled back into bed. In the winter, she often felt like a cat terrified of the cold, with the warm bed being the only good haven.
But it seemed the bed wasn't a place to linger, as her phone started ringing merrily, over and over, with a momentum that compelled her to answer.
Avery sighed softly, recognizing the number on the phone. It was Harper Johnson calling.
She's definitely looking for her because something unpleasant has happened, Avery thought bitterly to herself. She never knew what to say to others given her awkward situation. After all, in just ten months, Evelyn Yates would marry Joshua Hughes. Although there was no official status now, the reality was undeniable.
After the phone rang countless times, Avery picked it up, her fair fingers sliding across the screen. As soon as she held it to her ear, she heard the voice that nearly shattered her eardrums: "Avery Jane, come to the living room immediately."
