East Alley,**New York City,**The Stephen's Mansion**Laura's POV*I stirred from sleep. Something woke me up. It felt like knocking. Oh, someone was trying different rhythms of knocking on my door. Probably, mum, she won't just let me be.I yawned loudly, stretched, and cast a glance at the alarm clock, 8:00 am, it read. "Well, I'm no longer a CEO who has meetings on Sundays, so why bother about the ti…"Another series of knocks interrupted my thoughts."I'm coming", I sighed, rumbling my bedsheets a little.I threw on a T-shirt, glanced at the mirror, and saw a lady with puffy eyes, tangled hair, and a sad smile. I took a comb to adjust a little but paused. "What's the use? Daniel wasn't here to adore all these". I upheaved loudly and strolled to the door and there mom looking apologetic."What do you want?", I asked, staring coldly at her."Good morning, dear. We're sorry for everything. Can you please forgive us? We really miss you. I miss you dearly", she pleaded, making a peac
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