Jayden

"Fuck!" I groaned, stretching my aching body as I tightened my grip on the mop handle.

Allison turned to me, her brows raised. "What's wrong? Tired already?"

"Fucking exhausted, Allison," I replied with an exasperated sigh. "I'm already regretting having the party here."

"We're almost done," was all she said before continuing to clean.

As I kept working, a thought suddenly crossed my mind, and I called out to her. "Allison, what about Sally?" I asked, concern creeping into my voice. "I haven't heard from her in days, and she didn't even reply to my messages this morning asking why she didn't come to my birthday party."

Allison let...