Me Hey. Can we talk? It feels like five hours before I get a response when it was really only five minutes. Eleanor (NANNY) We don’t have anything to talk about, so please delete my number. I don’t bother playing mind games by waiting her out. Me It’s about Nico. He’s not doing well. Ellie’s name flashes across my screen, and I answer immediately. “Is he okay? Did the ophthalmologist have an update?” Her concern seems genuine, which only makes me feel more guilty. Regardless of my personal feelings toward Ellie, she cares about Nico even when it isn’t a job requirement anymore, and that’s the
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