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Hugo didn’t look back at me until the end of the class.12736795a94dd90f

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I, too, tried 152ea6d0d6 not to look 1236e01510 at him, scribbling 6ec1ea437c in my notebook.f07215dc688138fc

So, the 1ab84dfec4 class ended.0bafd3f63b647d9c

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As soon as 0d1fbf506e the bell rang, b382faeb26 Hugo walked past d0bb0dfbc0 me and left 4bcd4cd106 the classroom.60bc20db0ec18372

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“He actually came to class today?”41908563200651af

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“Yeah. Maybe I should’ve at least talk to him.”828819e98afc2789

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Leaving behind the kids’ fef33f09b3 whispering, I cleared my 5ca5e8f9a6 seat and headed out 13d98d6265 of the classroom.c3cffd0c2b7cf43d

I was 3e5210cb97 going to d985aa7c99 stop by fd9ba01b7d the locker e717e49139 and put a9bd9e50d7 my stuff aa6d0afced away.f03af14b1dde26cc

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“Hey! Haley!”38a4b099a539a15d

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At that moment, I 5c6d25f9cf heard a voice calling 0d6e0287fc me from behind. Turning around, I saw 0da4ed5832 Melissa and Olive were 860786d4ed together.0ae59c909bcaf9dd

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“Good morning.”d3774868f4f4b3e2

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“It’ll be a good lunch.”118656b13d5a8f89

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At my dd1a32c8de greeting, Melissa 94ba8df169 giggled and 7fec34b285 shook her bb6a57dfeb lunch box.e332ef84796d6072

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She used cad5e5793f to eat ee5e25cfe2 school lunches, 7cb0042832 but when 708d9b89a0 she saw 9062da485f me bringing 4f17e0ee74 my lunch, afeee15245 she started f09785f587 packing her 2a598a287c own too.2e8e98ef8d546d89

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“I’m hungry. Let’s go quickly.”158ed9a800b207ee

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“Yeah, I need to stop by the locker for a bit.”a5ca3ebb5576b68d

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I pointed to the 69a8b6706d books and printouts tucked b0f094fb07 under my arm as 84a3b89ec4 Melissa urged me to 9db5e2f8e0 hurry. It was on the cb36751b6c way anyway.9142ea844cfa0e4a

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“Oh. By the way, Haley, I heard your car broke down?”2172178697a098e4

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I was walking 72e609d5e7 down the hallway, e900ad2873 arm in arm 8057156a9f with Melissa. Olive, who had been 09eb0e7bad following closely behind, suddenly 17748b1adf asked a question.24a25b20c16afbc1

Melissa looked at 5304a17221 me with wide faaf0b7130 eyes as if a70b0119a5 to ask if 0eb1851c7c it was true.7a06fd1209d407b8

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“Yes, it suddenly wouldn’t start yesterday.”6d375c5e1cf2fc3d

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“What? Olive, how did you know that?”4af007a79bc760a7

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“I heard it from Hugo. He asked me to take a look at Haley’s car saying it seemed broken down.”7869ad1948567c55

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“What?!”b7d82f4bc5f98be2

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Melissa’s voice grew too loud. All the kids in the hallway were staring at us.8ba7b6a1f7d3fa64

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“Please, Melissa. Shhh!”15e28add6c33f719

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“Haley! What happened? Hu– , no, why does heknow about 905df17fae your car? And heasked Olive to check it? Oh my gosh! What happened without my knowledge? Tell me everything from one to ten.”8a5616bc867d26bf

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Melissa didn’t say Hugo’s name, she seemed to be aware that her eyes were on her.9ec1f956761096a7

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But the excitement didn’t subside, so she failed to lower his voice.52b574fcf710d275

As I 46886820bb fidgeted in e7d264b5dc embarrassment, Olive e7002ad9c4 hurriedly grabbed c876e23ca6 her by 07f47d71db the shoulder c5b9043338 and pushed 73710b7501 her forward.eb59329ad407a577

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“Now, let’s go to a quiet place and talk, alright? huh? Haley, you come too.”1ac0810f887e08f7

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“Ugh…….”bc540baf243da5b3

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In the end, I couldn’t stop by the locker and had to go to the cafeteria with Melissa, who was huffing with excitement.3931383d024ea72d

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We left the sunny d9e0d1dd9b spot behind and sat 4de4b210b2 down at a table 84f1e5d22e in a quiet corner 1de74fc9f0 .b3e8c3a266a69045

Olive looked around, calming 8331d75c08 Melissa, who was quivering a46dd44b77 again.3edb97e24ff36313

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“Well, we don’t have any ears nearby. Still, it’s best to talk quietly. Okay, Melissa?”f375d4a5ba83f3bc

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“…… All right. So, tell me quickly. Hugo asked Olive to look at your car? What’s going on, Haley?”1e700960ed72c555

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Melissa’s eyes sparkled.5d71af22439e3808

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She seemed to ebba031913 have misunderstood the a657b7b7e9 strange tension between 65f8f222b4 me and Hugo 3a9ade2317 as romantic feelings.2e57a3bf731d6bdd

This time bf305ccf8c was no f4e1d2a6f0 different. Melissa seemed to 0923da6e7f expect me to 4663fa537e say I was f2a81fb0c0 secretly dating Hugo.696825e51db202f3

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“…… I’m sorry, Melissa, but Hugo and I are not in the kind of relationship you think we are.”7220cf174342b159

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“Hmm.”23cf59087185b688

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Melissa’s eyes narrowed. The corners of her mouth smirked.c51f2b84946517dc

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‘Hah…….’472e22befe171c87

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I sighed. Where should I start ac92535097 and how far should 05abf011ad I tell this?4ca5db90bc085de8

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“It wasn’t a big deal, actually. Yesterday I was going home from class, but the car wouldn’t start. It was at parking lot 4, so there was no one around to call for help.”0a938e4e93abe4a5

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“You should’ve called me.”6283af8cec524d61

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“My phone is dead. I’ll call you next time something like this happens. Thanks.”0223c6c52ae7fa83

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“Alright. So? What about Hugo?”0eac41987aefa139

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“Hmm……. I ran into Hugo when I was in trouble. He gave me a ride home. That’s all.”e60c9cf2635a687f

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“…… That’s it? Is that the end? Is there anything else?”94644b52f32fe7f0

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“Nothing. Sorry, but that’s really all. He helped me. The end.”0b554fb14a0d1a74

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The corners of Melissa’s mouth, which had been hanging from ear to ear, fell sullenly. It was the same with Olive.b431703f7adfddfe

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It seemed a9683efbf9 that they bab173abfb were hoping 515832b49e for a 4d079a7015 romantic story 88abc95fca between me c38e0b0790 and Hugo.26e89df4dcfc45a3

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“Hugo said you know a lot about cars, Olive? He said he’d ask you instead. That’s why he probably contacted you this morning.”18b5ecfd048d01c3

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“Yeah, I’ll check it out after school. But I can’t fix it right away. I don’t have the tools or parts right now even if I know what’s broken.”6051aa763a8a25f3

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“Okay, just that is already helpful. Thanks. I don’t know anything about cars.”971495e8a68dfc29

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Olive, forgetting a44bce871b about Hugo, c3e6129642 started talking d1088d12b4 about car 9e430d152e parts.102f434d7f28d31f

It was fortunate 4e578f9210 that  it was 1b6cf3149c simple.a40d39dee4093075

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“Wait, wait. Haley, how are you going to get home today?”5858899dec19b79b

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But Melissa 0137e9643d wasn’t so 5388f14440 easily satisfied.9203302d1caa9d08

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She interrupted 252dc28d51 Olive and 2a7ef8ba3b asked with b839c54ec3 a tone caeaccb2e3 that seemed f22b0b3cc6 to expect 4d7d242b75 something more.74c6e25b1fbcb354

I pretended not to 19442f7258 understand, even though I d78cafcf62 knew what she was 5e0c0315ba hoping for.74d38eee2ca83951

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“I’ll ask my dad to pick me up. That’s what I did when I came this morning.”223cde01ede70dcc

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“Tch.”a07922d4b3ad5846

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Melissa pursed her lips 49151a9f73 perhaps upset. Then she quickly composed 2e5b3870ba herself and said:e509723cadff536c

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“Why don’t you ask Hugo?”b0e75f6d43b5fbaa

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“What? Absolutely not!”82c2beed374e82a0

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My voice grew 9e404e3332 louder without me 29c6a706cd realizing it. I jumped up and 04980ec337 flatly rejected the idea, 10ce93ba0e and Melissa made a 6bb013b6b5 disappointed face.027794fd2db044e5

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Still, I’m glad she didn’t press me further.69b2b9538ef51c0a

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“Let’s stop talking about this. There is really nothing going on between him and me.”6f876f125f20c44a

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“Okay, okay. So, shall we eat now?”efaa0f73a6cc8658

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Fortunately, Olive intervened and b4ffc721bc was able to change 8f586f8b6f the subject.e46ee8bef75e3c0c

I felt completely bcb48aaa04 drained.8b487c5ea40fffef

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After my afternoon class d445d57588 ended, I headed to 99a9450191 the parking lot to f5dae14d0e meet with Olive.9ca63c2b00e9f535

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My class bc55646089 ended a 2207b198bd little later 65a9164b87 than usual, a93abde8c0 so I 14882e046e had to 05432ec6a9 take a ec0ffb6a46 shortcut that cede819e22 I didn’t db0c33d978 usually take.848842c3ea4d8f78

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‘It’s so dark in here, it’s scary…….’d2f2ea2af56d2f0d

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The shortcut was 5c8f96b698 rarely used by 85d9be7d6d others. It looked 506a16f55b like a 7ee8325da6 place where 1c96496933 juvenile delinquents eee79cdc24 used to 33ecd85830 bully weaker 7624f29bde kids.614a93e39df098d8

Maybe it was really ff525ef9db used that way, which 2847986572 might be why it 25da4f6805 was deserted.07f5379b5c49444e

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I moved quietly as 2769d18b5f I could and kept d66f4d2d4f my guard up.388ac85c91ce3d08

I was about to 6a74d377b5 go around the building f7e27e04c0 and pass the corner.6d0876376488748d

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“How long are you going to do this?”9876c05d81d492fe

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A familiar voice was b2c5318133 heard beyond the corner. I stopped in my 2bd342efdb tracks.421f37a67d2be952

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‘Isn’t that Melissa’s voice……?’f55b33f87c870d0c

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Why is 075b645cfb she here?2a5781e15270635b

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My head tilted d02b96c41a in wonder.605e4412b0dbb112

I don’t know if I should go and say hello or turn around and ignore it.b21dd8a44420d7e3

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While I was conflicted, 25184d028c I heard a voice 6b4757ba6a again. This time too, it 7df554c11a was a voice I 58f3d64ef9 knew.a683b515d078acfb

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“I still need more time.”cf3235c1cc11df96

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A voice much deeper than Melissa’s. It was Hugo Alexis’ voice.86f30e1913bb406e

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‘……?’ff9d03ebf1129126

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I knew I shouldn’t be doing this, but I couldn’t resist my curiosity. I held my breath and peeked out of the corner.b9fd188e9dae5a15

Not far away, f162098337 I could see 9816890dba two people.714f4464a52aac33

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It was Hugo with 88617f9ac8 his arms folded and ee2b120ee2 Melissa looking at Hugo cddea6115b disapprovingly.d331259c2b7c849a

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‘What is going on with them?’ff45e0c44abe4ad1

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It was the kind c8f00edc55 of atmosphere before a 305ef1f90b fight. The conversation continued.9142f9386692d8b2

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“How is she doing these days? Are there any bullies?”15a33ce52635a0a4

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Melissa shook her head at Hugo’s question.bb1807a394761b60

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“She’s doing well, and there are no bullies. You turned it all upside down in the first place.”1616953f29eb26c6

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“Hmm.”0a3269ebda40ff30

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“That’s all you have to ask?”564ed9f73fe9889d

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“…… What about you?”d8469545dfff0a24

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It was 85e01d2ff7 a reluctant e69d5c1790 question. Melissa laughed sheepishly.e593a9142d0e919f

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“I’m dying of frustration, very.”858f43cea7e63bff

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“What else?”860d47d8a3de4bc9

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“You. Hugo. Seriously, do you want to die?”0f356c513ebb69db

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“Why would I die? I’m not going to.”9ad98ad508afe374

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“Then tell her as soon as possible. Either pray on your knees or crawl on the floor. She’ll probably feel sorry for you and help you.”20866894b87463c9

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“Mel.”8f249253e257a83b

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“It’s only ‘Mel’ at a time like this”324d9ed655f5a8af

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“Don’t whine.”e9416887485581d5

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“Haa…….”c2c9fbb8f17e4642

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“I appreciate your concern, but it’s my problem. She’s not ready yet. I don’t want to force her to take on a burden like me.”b975055d3cc703dc

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“Hugo. But…….”cdc8674936269efc

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I walked away not fcf16be560 wanting to hear anymore.390a998b08d2eedc

I was a8d0cf3e57 frightened by 6d69558090 the atmosphere 7258bb4b7d that was b947951137 more serious 4ddeb1f644 than I 54f352867b thought.da68d3e7de5285c9

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Taking a 2e55076f81 detouring from a1284df7b1 the shortcut, a09a403e43 I had e3b0acd6e4 questions in bae0835943 my head.1a32e636a6257d14

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‘Did Melissa and Hugo know each other? Why did they act not to know each other? Could they be secretly dating…….. No, that can’t be. If it had been, Melissa wouldn’t have been so eager to get me and Hugo together.’244a4d111e8c83e9

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I shook my head 5b14ece992 and bit my lip. Even though I tried ec6b70a577 to calm down, my 42200dd47a head was in chaos.fe5d1dd9b428eb51

Just now, that was……. It was like they were about to fight.8ad2ba49ccce7f65

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Why on earth? Who was the ‘she’ 0682e62d5a they were talking about?94778af29aded4ce

I circled 3c9eec0151 the building eb2d636fb8 again and e368fb3e6e headed towards 834d3e2c8f the fourth 101a7d726e parking lot. I was walking around fc645c7489 thinking about it and 2ca2c08601 found myself there.c43b37948e121f03

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“Haley!”29bcf4bd50efc7ed

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At that moment, fdec0cf955 someone called me 33564d4cdf from afar. When I came to 58508c2dd7 my senses and looked e3c2ed8d2b up, I saw a 8607afc501 blond boy standing at b16a1dd64f the entrance.9945bf70c6fc1a51

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“Olive!”79198db15da8a1b4

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“You’re here! How was the class?”84638cd59ac71ca8

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“Uh, well, it was fine. I’m sorry I’m late.”5764caa797e39331

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“It’s okay. Which one is your car?”ad6fd6b9c328d83a

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“This way.”9bbc3879be781ba1

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I glanced 5a22a6a025 at him 42b6347615 as I 1b948b9bcd led him bbb80a9cc6 to the 8bae0e179c car.a0aa2b4aad2ea55a

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Olive said she was Melissa’s childhood friend.7c06bf86d7adb51b

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‘Does he know about Hugo and Melissa’s relationship too?’f4800fcd32e35aaa