At 6 p.m., Aria walked down the stairs just as she was instructed to three hours ago.
She looked around the house, but she couldn’t catch a glimpse of anyone.
She wondered where everyone had gone to.
On reaching the dinner table, even Asher wasn't there.
Yet. She told herself.

“Hello?” she called, but only her voice echoed.
She sighed and walked to the dinner table.

Her eyes widened as she took in the sight of so much food on the table. There was a lot—and all of it she could eat?
She wondered, completely amazed but positively.

She sat down and waited.
She was in a much brighter mood.
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