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, his brain trying to accept what exactly just happened to him. The

t and being a victim himself, was what he was trying so hard to accept. Well

tastes better while hot," one of his colleagues said,

appened to your shi

" Brian dismissed. He didn't want to go

in the food merriment. He made sure to avoid the assorted

chop meat? abi yo

ed glasses who directed his question at him. Brian looked at hi

a vegetarian?" a

dry. "Why do you ask?" he asked, directing his quest

ime I've seen you avoidi

s I don't," He placed back the napkin on the

en his workmates, his attention focused solely on the table at the far end. He

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hed in relief, her body feeling calm and a

rise, and held her waist before moving

 beside her. She hadn't been expecting that ge

he whispered into her ear before slowly pullin

ng, she delivered a

houted as h

. "Have a good evening," she said as she

de?" he asked, sl

have my

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wed, she pressed down the power button of her black phone to

ing the restaurant. She stared at the time g

her phone rang

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our number, are you okay? or don't yo

rgency, it was unplanned for," she lied.

ll want to go out? I mean

er hair with her index finger. "

Why did

steering wheel before lifting i

Her mind

location he had sent. With shaky legs, she rushed out of her

How could she have known he would choose the same restaurant she was in

going to

th the idea of a double date, if not, she woul

sprayed her body again before going on to gargle with mouthwash

tins said, the moment she

y date was to arrive late an

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h, s

her back, he moved her seat ba

id, placing her bla

a sigh. "...what e

n

personal," she lied,

He relaxed back in his seat. "You look so d

" She

they ate, talked about their

Chewing on it and reaching for her glass of water, she l

r table, making her eyes wide o

t from teaching?" Martins asked, ob

nslucent glass on the table and wipin

kay?" her

d. "Yes,

everywhere? He

e of that one man that scared her, an

at her with a s

her, slightly shielding her face with her right hand aw

you saying?

d all she craved for at the moment

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It had been about thirty minutes since the occ

tic African decor while reaching out for his glass of wine, his

the table. Recognition settled in as he took in the profile of the lady. A man was seati

son are

eagues questioned as they no

uss." He waved his

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she stepped into the dark apartment. It had been a long and tiring

r room with the help of her phone flas

d and kicked off her shoes. Laying on the bed in silence, her bra

he was plunged into total darkness, leaving hers

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nt. It was an apartment given to him by the company he worked with. It

imple. It had plants and flower vases in a few locations,

he called

rides with his black socks towards his da

. "Pumpkin?" He walked into the light blue painte

th legs close to her

ved closer to the small bed wi

touch her but she moved away as if

u

id you eat already?" H

h tears, Cassandra

ared, scared that something might

e, she lets him. He cradled her in his ar

where we

n the scent of her hair shamp

o take me out,

and I'm

he spoke into the

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my dad