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“Everything?”

Leo pulled into the driveway of Priya’s house—their house, technically, though he still slept at his apartment four nights a week. He turned off the engine.

“Yeah?”

The rain had softened to a drizzle. Chloe was quiet for a long time. Then she said, “I watched Eighth Grade last week. On my laptop. In my room.”

“I was desperate,” he grinned. “And you know what they all got wrong?” OopsFamily 24 01 12 Ophelia Kaan Stepmom Can Ha...

She looked at him. For the first time, she didn’t look through him.

“Next time, can we watch Everything Everywhere All at Once ? I want to see the hot dog fingers again.” “Everything

The film flickered. Aftersun . A quiet, devastating memory of a father and daughter on vacation. Leo watched Chloe out of the corner of his eye. She had her arms crossed, but she wasn’t scrolling. She was watching. When the final, haunting dance scene ended, he saw her quickly wipe her cheek with the back of her hand.