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g, "Beep... beep..." woke A

d out of bed to

" she a

he voice on t

e screen to see it wa

the caller int

h," Abiga

if we could hang

bigail c

that's fine," h

ying to figure out when I'll be

ater today?"

for me," J

ou a call,"

hun

phone lazily and c

use chores, Abigail go

hink?" she asked Mab

utiful," Mabe

occasion?"

ngout thing," A

hmm," Mabel sa

again," Abigail warne

is really into y

's swooning over Mr. Re

d Mabel, who quickly retaliated. The two girls engag

e stop, babe!" Mabel yelled as

, babe!" Ma

aurant where they had agreed to me

of the past. His weathered denim jeans and scuffed boots evoked a sense of rug

ip. Deep-set, warm, and wise eyes sparkled beneath bushy eyebrows. A hint of

parts rugged and refined. His hands, roughened by labor and life, rested on

a sense of character forged through trials and triumphs. The vintage shirt, with its fade

Abigail

hair for her to sit in, a manl

utiful," Josh

re not bad eithe

began to eat and talk, someone who l

Their date had started well, but he'd stepped away to tak

ence!" Abigail exclaime

Abigail! I didn't know

arrival shifted the dynamic. "Mind if

e sudden change. "I'll gra

a slid into the vacant cha

okay, I guess. It is no

hetically. "You dese

tour. "Thanks to you, I felt at home on

er your terrified expressi

ed effortlessly, like o

you here tonigh

tudy group," Stella replied. "H

and triumphs. Stella listened attenti

and Stella was palpable. He sensed the shift and

Abigail. "Want to ditch this plac

nned. "Soun

ling into the crisp evening air

uing me," Abigai

ytime. We should s

itely. I need your cam

ntinued as a testament to the connectio

idn't find her friend there

rl," Mabel sa

you?" Abi

roceries, girl,

home, though,

e missed me,"

ail laughed bef

washed the dishes while she w

happily as they arr

Mabel shouted as sh

n the door first, girl,

red," Mabel lamente

forget, tell me about

not a date," Abig

el retorte

as they arranged the grocer

ft me here all alone to go on a date w

ow that's not it

r," Mabe

time with Josh

k that much,"

at?" Mabel

all, so he left,"

dressed up for that

with that," Abig

ne today," A

elped me find my room. She was the first p

ot bad,"

t bad either,"

and discuss their day as they