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THE NEWS OF THE SENATOR apparently having stage four lung cancer almost made Laia choke on the milk tea that she was drinking while she was out strolling around in the mall one Tuesday afternoon.

After gaining composure from almost losing her life to a boba, the girl stared at the headline below the two reporters on the television screen talking about it with mixed emotions obvious in the tones of their voices.

What the fuck?

And yet, that was two months ago.

Now, Laia was currently in a coffee shop waiting for Jake to appear after he asked her to meet alongside Vivi and Shane who had a two-week vacation from their school in Paris.

Thalia apparently can't come since after she moved to London last year, she hasn't been able to take breaks. Her grades that she had to maintain to keep her scholarships were really high, the girl tells them.