Once she got home, Cornelia took a bath and hit the sack right away. She planned on getting up early and visiting grandma at Southern Peak.
Before drifting off, Cornelia had a habit of scrolling through her phone. She saw unread Whatsapp messages from Hannah: [Cornelia, guess what? The author of the Ashley novel DM'd me! She filled my inbox with encouraging words. I'm suddenly brimming with confidence.]
Cornelia replied with a chuckle: [Who knows, maybe you're the spitting image of Ashley the author has in mind.]
Hannah replied: [I think you and the author have a lot in common. She must be as sharp as a tack, just like you. If she wants to be friends, I'm game.]
Cornelia replied: [Maybe you're already friends, and you just don't know it yet.]
Hannah replied: [You're such a comfort. Okay, it's getting late. I'm gonna read my script a bit more. You should hit the hay too.]
"Nighty night." Cornelia texted goodnight but kept staring at Jeremy's profile picture.
Jeremy hadn't sent her a single message in the past 24 hours. Was he too busy or was it something else?
Waiting around wasn't fun, and Cornelia didn't want to be on the back foot in this relationship. So, she texted him first: [Jeremy.] she wrote, just his name, waiting for his response.
Time ticked away after she sent the message. Cornelia was dead tired, but Jeremy hadn't replied, so she decided to sleep first.
Waking up bright and early, she grabbed her phone and opened Jeremy's chat, but still no reply.
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