This I Promise You Chapter 19
				Then The Morning Comes
	I woke up, and the smell of pancakes filled my nostrils and the sound of hushed whispers greeted my ear, along with the sound of birds chirping and a car passing by. I opened my eyes and Nicky’s face practically scared the life out of me. I suddenly remembered that I was at Anya’s, but what in the world was Nicky doing there?       ‘Hey there sunshine!’ he greeted me cheerfully, having no idea that he almost made me jump out of my skin. ‘Hey to you too!’ I answered sleepily, sitting up straight. I had fallen asleep on Anya’s couch after a serious “milk and cookie session”.       Anya peeked into the living room. ‘Breakfast’s ready!’ she said as she waited for Nicky and I to stand up. I made a beeline for the washroom to straighten up myself before breakfast. When I got into the dining room, they were already seated, waiting for me. As I sat down I suddenly realized that Anya was the only model that I knew who didn’t stick to the starve-yourself-to-death model routine. I don’t know how she does it, but she manages to maintain a perfect size 8. I, on the other hand, was quite unlucky in that department.       They were too abnormally quiet, since I quite knew that both of them were chatterboxes. They were busy casting each other discreet glances as well. I rolled my eyes. As if I couldn’t see what they were up to! And from the moment I saw Nicky, I knew that something was definitely up. I knew it had something to do with you-know-who. They didn’t have to tell me. I knew exactly why Nicky was here and what he was supposed to do.       ‘Come on you two, spill it out. You don’t have to keep it in forever you know.’ I said, as I took in a huge forkful of pancakes drenched with sugary syrup. Anya looked a bit relieved, and Nicky seemed as he didn’t have a clue at all where to start. ‘Go on, Nix. You can do it!’ Anya joked, poking Nicky on the ribs. Nicky blushed a bit, and cleared his throat.       “This is going to be a long one”. I thought, as I prepared myself to hear what Nicky had to say.
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