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ad been engrossed in, her eyes narrowe

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thin me. What possessed me to approach he

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the tiles. There's barely any left," I

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even men

be if I reminded her it

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her hands on her hips, her express

me, a sudden surge of de

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to a smirk, and a glimmer of

t to work in the

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on, and I braced myself for her response, the we

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r statement a

As I replied, I finally opened my

paused, her lips curling into

rea

pursuing?" she asked

AN WAS MO

what she said,

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m head to toe with

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a dream because you see tha

d fall out of her mouth like a movement of tap water, tears

conti

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r to me and murm

are no

d back a little and continued la

, she came a little closer than be

bbing ear as a sign of warning to me, wit

come and tell me trash again. You will continue wor

from up and down

ned with soft ivory sheets and plush, embroidered duvet framed by a tall, elegant headb

e was no soul in my body anymore

the walls with fire in her eyes, and her vo

ght!" Pointed to t

ckly dashed into my room. My heart

old tiles of my room, shivered as sadnes

sisting I keep working at the restaura

s. Cooked the kidney beans for our breakfast. I set them on the gas st

rch for comfort in my writing. My diary was my refu

e pages. My diary holds my life, my dr

e. Each entry was marked with the date and time. Just

w a message from a writing site

n article about daily life

d I felt a rush of joy at the opportunity,

the diary down, but my phone buzzed again. This time, it w

the one who always brough

n the green ic

oice rumbled through the speaker, deep

lied, a smile tugged at the corners o

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was incredibly han

ly? " Curiosity was piqued b

one tomorrow at the restaurant," she continued, he

nquired, knowing she ha

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tease her a l

meaning of ha

asked. She was busy talking about

He even took me home and gav

nted a picture of a night fille

conversation to anothe

ance this time?" I leaned closer to the ph

it," she replied, her v

We'll see if he's wo

too and asked, "Less I forgot, will y

the time on the home screen of my phone. The beans! I glanced

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what?

ne, the clatter echoed as I dashed toward the kitche

r was thick with smoke. I lifted the li

water had evaporated. I quickly turned off the g

as do

my body shaking trying to let the smoke out. Just then, I

was

cause the family breakfast I had spe