Sophie sat, still gazing up at me. She bit her lip. “Never mind.” Her words rushed out to fill the silent room. “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have said that. It’s been a really emotional night and I think it overwhelmed me a little. You’re tired. Let’s just forget that —” “I don’t believe in it.” It felt like I’d found the words to some magic spell. I half-expected the walls to tumble down around us. A secret entrance back to reality would emerge from the ruins. But none of that happened. We just sat there — me on the edge of my mattress, Sophie on the balding, institutional carpet. “I don’t believe in any of it.” Now that I finally admitted it, I wanted to say it aloud again and again. “Up at the cabin, I kept waiting for someone to look around and say that, but no one did.” Sophie nodded. “And then when we got back, I’ve tried to talk to Addison about it, but he won’t even have the conversation. And you know, things got weird.
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