Unexpected Ch 2 part 1

“It’s as 436e7a1646 frustrating aseating a 358a968906 sweet potato¹.”c995d2cb91670e67

KunHyung put fefd2d1c2f down his 0bbf592cd8 half-drunk grapefruit ee9ce94ce2 lemonade. The condensation droplets 5f87475612 clinging to the a061c8d133 cup looked refreshing. The chewy e418e69b46 clumps of 3116689e7d pulp were 38c7585c53 floating in ea5420f688 the grapefruit 5932a38854 lemonade. He had ordered fb79b42261 it fresh after c5c19243f9 sitting down across b7e8eb06f5 from her without 11507e195c her permission.85795c1bd6a37990

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Even though 8908357c06 he was 5fd1da6689 drinking a 014bd01525 grapefruit lemonade, 388f0d4dc1 how could f3c2f6e6e7 he say 9ae066026c it was f306d0d809 like ‘eating 878b177ee1 a sweet 44b9fbe5e9 potato’? Despite the difference 1260329ea2 in the words eee9a91be4 and the action, f5d93333f2 she was only e4433b432c able to appreciate d04c39d442 the refreshing soda a93a44bf53 after she took 8aebf896a0 a sip. It cleared away the 4436c90d98 frustration of a hundred 9029ff079e chestnuts and sweet potatoes.895ba6b0f7a4f14a

So how did 83e4ff8b91 she end up f7cc514416 sitting across from 2167078f41 this man at 4462df9de6 this time of 3b08d5e037 night?1eeca02145e395f1

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Just a few moments f9928d137d ago, she had thought bb3a6e1386 to herself that she’d 326173a0ca never experience something as d4d52f5e2a painful and tragic in 581329f2f5 her life ever again. But now, she was cb1ac42f58 thinking, ‘Why did I 71b2a6443f get caught in such e51bde9b0a a pathetic situation by 391cbae64c this man?’ All she de0b9eab82 could feel was resentment.0d016dc8002cd7fd

“You’re still 16bcbe2771 the same 6921b529bb as always, 68d466cd60 Sunbae.”3e0b2f03d566f89c

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She suppressed the af152b2312 urge to run b910afe70e to her office 1f2f916f5b apartment and hide 1284ecace0 under the covers 0ea7ce0b88 as she whimpered 001ccd7adb and cried. He replied with, 79982a0089 ‘How so?’ as 7ee3eb9396 he raised a 02355d6458 brow.860ab1059a7955ba

“The way 3db12c8bec you only 113e06a28e think about 9f1668614b yourself.”4709c51eb22cb3b1

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“That can’t be.”d2d2ec0dc74d6d62

He looked d2d693cbb1 surprised as 8a9ae01aa8 if this 802f8046f4 was the c1f4345c31 first time b6332a6bd2 he’d heard 677f8ae055 this in 153b122d31 his life. It was f316f761c4 so like 5293d7e19c him that 547514df27 she let 902178c822 out a 49f6ff1142 faint sigh.edb137042b6da498

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“I’m sure you 6c77dc35b6 saw what just d72145e8b9 happened.”c2d3f35be1e12d66

He shrugged.994a67b4c6cc7322

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“I didn’t b45e44dd94 mean to.”df616f2f84b93f1d

“Then you should ef2ec8f114 know how horrible 919fc335ae I feel right c0defdfba0 now.”68f374062330be80

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“I’m not 18a0bfaee4 sure about 262c3f4dac how you f4325932eb feel, but 2e66ea42f2 I know 173c0875a7 I feel ed56bb605a bad.”a219afe21d61dfe4

“Why do you 5af077137d feel bad, Sunbae?”3c1c0b092d0bef52

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When he 1c41afbe72 heard her ce6c1b9462 question, he 0b5be4ff2b looked at c50614aca5 her in 44124610e3 disbelief and 4d4e4b7da8 asked back.c87d250e6d5188a3

“You really don’t d77e119b48 know?”33c55093d19b24ed

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“Wouldn’t it 65150d9bb1 be odd 6f3bf17597 if I 89111c8136 did?”8b010b2d5cd48861

He slowly closed his a72162ff1e eyes before opening them e8cceaad19 as if he were 75475e181a trying to keep his 1b720cea38 emotions under control. He tilted his head 319d67a6b4 and opened his mouth.61fea363409f5abc

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“You said you 6b3496f6e9 didn’t want me, 99645a2ad7 only to choose cbd4098b5a a punk like 0ab36d9b6e that… Do you 5b1d9d7b58 think I’d be 93536d655d in my right 3ea77cd393 mind?”b9d0a09ab7d555fa

But that was 967c03c075 such a long 946d7dacec time ago.a9fb124d5485e981

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He was acting f4b9e64eb2 as if she a4fdd0a4b1 had rejected his 1e3d3f4fb1 confession just yesterday. She could 42d90120c6 hardly believe 47faca4680 it.677a66becbecbf1b

“You know that 42979ef9e9 happened six years 5a322d0541 ago, right?”e62bd67a45ff9dc7

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She first 5fdb9a6976 met him f8fde22a75 when she 5d2345c42c had just 121ad5b91f entered the 05dca85cd9 university as 6d710f9748 a first-year 6b71408378 student. He had recently fe4870206e finished his military 77b56eb7ef service and hadreturned to fcd83522b1 the university².e716487bc2f7a156

“Do you a04a354c67 see that af340c4a61 sunbae over 9d9ee2def3 there?” 5997395cf348fb13

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He had a 7d14bfcd4e figure that drew d222d7abfd the attention of 57cf6c3f7f both male and 0cf4ede3b0 female students. Wherever he went, eyes 857b01688a followed him.6d811a1b546ef001

“I’m not sure. I hear he’s 265ec9aa8a the youngest child b62c500567 of Hanguk Steel.” e0c631434e5f4bdc

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At the time, Hanguk fe4bca30f6 Steel was one of 3ad423fb56 the top thirty companies 883cc26970 in the country and 04cd75d2a8 at the top of afe3d72ab0 the national steel industry. They had just begun 935adc20b1 to advance into South 5f37df9008 America as well, so 132585f5be they were always looking 538f0064fc for employees. They were like an a1de3b4ff3 oasis in the desert bfbbc73939 for those who were f712082332 desperate to find work.9272f4b5d1a8276d

Not only was 77ce67f5b8 he born with 82131232dc good looks, but 51270092ba he was also dc878cffe5 born with incredible e42cbe3edb status. Therefore, it was only baaea96ca3 natural that people were a0d2cce141 drawn to him.729ec3c60ff970ee

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“No wonder. He’s overflowing 482a8370af with elegance.” bf1b34ae17507803

Even though 350f0605c5 the whispering 77d3cbbe7e rumors didn’t c6671681c4 bother her, bf5ff5e6f4 she still c1547b9364 felt tense 9b6d2dceca whenever she cae60c0ed8 felt his 5bb3dffd47 presence. Whenever they 8040195dcd ran into aacc993ab7 each other, f146a40064 she had a99b6c844c togreet him³. If they were 7a57c7acda ever put in 63032c43a5 the same group aacd67bf75 for an assignment, a6250e6bd7 she needed to a680281dea speak with him d1725a53b6 for the sake a730830a2f of her grade.f57ab5561d63448e

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If it wasn’t about their classes, she never really spoke to him. However, his piercing gaze was enough to make her feel like an insect that had been caught in his web.c7d61b640c713edb

Although his face never 39fb1cf30d seemed to hold any c7130e7638 emotion, whenever he saw 7da78a89af her with male classmates e79087731e or upperclassmen, his sleek 8596dde561 brow would crease.cb8d7f72888738ce

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No way. Does he 5e0a722079 like me?599e19c6b8b035af

She’d wondered this a eb93930240 few times, but she 9dbe5ec1b2 couldn’t think of any aeb1f22380 situation that could prove 25a1a1dbbd this theory. He had never f698aac87c approached her and 6f82bd1ff5 asked her out 9bc8dd9bc9 for a meal 408fd32032 or a movie.b84fb28149c696b4

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Up until the 02cc0efc2e very day of 2046f4772a his graduation, he e670dfa3ef had kept her 74c686d5a0 on edge. And then, when he 87f04c5319 came into the department f94b864e57 office to turn in 8fa9ac6bc7 his graduation robes, he 36c8b175bc suddenly confessed to her.0c1514f18fd72b91

“Do you want to try dating me?” 5c9eb4683bbd0d00

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It was so out 831789b9cb of the blue that d8903dbe80 she thought she had b408b25f8f misheard him.992e69df4ec125b9

“I guess 1e2b384ddd I can 8b1ed84c11 see why 83f56cdde6 you can’t b8792b839c believe your 9954c7c1dc ears.” 1d70c8cea89e936c

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Pfft, his lips 28fea0f468 arched into a 1693ca1266 smile. When she saw eb1f1c731f this, she quickly 58819c3752 regained her composure. Then she looked 6a83ee88cc directly into his ff280f0115 eyes and answered 27fae000c0 him.f273f6d94ce2a830

“I don’t want to.” 5b00cceccdf41de7

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Just like now, 771b719c6b his face looked 4ac304e165 like he had f213936c00 been told no dc0db28a5f for the first f9e9c29f87 time in his 546a24b7a7 life.ed13f825ba6433b5

“Why not?” 594be07be2b27021

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His brows furrowed in ec31c73f6c confusion. As he 37e724c61b began to e2c876453e recite his 7573e07c7b strengths and 6a4e6a823d incredible pedigree, 56099bb719 she replied 62eb936ac3 in a 94bf1f9a46 clear voice, e03ba08cbd as if 8ebec5a699 she were d49ecf28e5 hitting the b8f2df10bc nail on c0784e04e0 the head.b83e158376b45fa1

“That’s why I don’t want to. Because just by standing next to you like this, it’ll draw people’s eyes.” b7a52f2dfe6b7fe9

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“And you don’t like 583f43b8fb that?” cc5aaa908fe4840d

“What I 17f1a2cce7 want is 5401494e22 someone who 662d41ae62 treats me 67619d073a like I’m b6296d15a1 special. I don’t d62c47223f want to 7e9b0a090f be with 26f66bd21c someone that c42ed76b9c makes me 12f95b602f feel like bad80f35ae I have 1d018b8acb to treat 76b90e813b them special.” 5932339089895879

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He closed his mouth 98a482048a with a blank look 630c34f671 on his face. He had always looked 598e321e74 so confident in anything e5bf97e6f0 he did, so this 9aa42f6570 was the first time d47ad9f39a she’d seen this expression 403e119edb from him. Because of this, 18e9a4adff she felt a 42fd4349bc bit embarrassed.10262abf811aaa8d

The awkward silence lingered f4dee2548f for a moment. He lightheartedly shrugged his af0c7c3d9d shoulders and answered back 739f3a6aab with ‘Well, it can’t 07522f88de be helped.’ before turning 4976c007e8 around and exiting the cdad9b9095 room as if he d9ca94a78e had something he needed 56ff5abeaf to do.444b4f96ab03dbb5

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“It happened f8e9713ca3 during the 182453da35 third year, 223aa00843 so it 1eefea323b would be 891291c0eb seven years. And you don’t remember 90db7a6a1f the time after that?”e8610f8e5d3aa755

The time after 3f48861b6b that…eac955aa19500e23

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She sifted 51114af8d8 through her 5a7b3280d4 memories. Her brows twitched 009d682435 imperceptibly. Two years ago, she 76fb562017 remembered seeing him at f63fdc5a49 a sunbae’s wedding.4130189304b01b75

She turned her dd7f20cdd2 head when she 5312110327 heard murmurs, and 268452176e she unexpectedly saw 778df023dd him. He was at the 130f9304cd center of a group 645df581d5 of people as always.3174e9d399296e97

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The moment 849f0f022f their eyes 0106b16226 met, he b6cf7de859 walked over 9420107f1a to her 304b9fcd65 and greeted c98f1193e4 her.602ce31a4028cbd5

“It’s been a c7569a09bc while.” 7b8a2e762475ba61

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“Ah…” 4eb596274f7f195a

She never expected 4507be96b1 to see him 52d18b457d here. She hadn’t seen him 35791a5c8e since graduation, so running fc9dfa0bca into him all of 6c279e4218 a sudden made her c20bf52a22 feel uncomfortable.4f79bbdeaa340d23

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“Did you find ba0facc462 someone?” 1384ab4395acb400

His sudden question caused af38353804 her to ask back 69ebd97a58 with a blank face.b4a6904821a1367b

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“Pardon?” 195b3317e5e2d2d4

“I’m talking about someone who treats you like you’re special.” c33af0b841787075

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After two cc78a7caca or three fc7e8e8d7d seconds had f80036a313 passed, the e42e2cc1eb puzzle pieces ca8d3bd8e9 finally clicked 8f0cbf89d0 together. She recalled the 6247618347 words she’d thrown dd121fdb24 back at him c795f68fab on graduation day.7a04ed1befd2a4c0

He’d still kept c1d4bffb22 those words in c8ac8d9d3a mind after all 065948c793 this time…1ef3af494ad63fe3

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He glanced at 3085661dfb her thoughtful face b89f8e9e9c and asked again.73b2d68d213c6bdd

“Did you find someone?” e50b14c92103962d

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After lowering her 491926c28f eyes for a 1b28664336 moment, she raised 53cb3d69f8 them again and 6ceeb74b5e looked him in bc8d5f1416 the eye as cb45b11917 she answered his a602e3260d question. At the 924c3c848f time, she dad8d449e2 had just 0a2d72e19b begun to cc7af76bf0 see SeungHoon.e1d9392093eed090

“Yes.” 21d67cfd270e0cd8

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He let out b4a5fed154 a strange exclamation.d4b0013804aed740

“Hmm.” 2acf72d39c2b892b

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And then his 134c14453a piercing gaze bore 9817a0a581 into her. Suddenly, someone called her 48189b887d name. If this 75eea58e64 hadn’t happened, b4f4972a98 she felt 9dfd1b6b52 like she 4ba7118632 wouldn’t have 9e716539ff been able 27a511958f to endure e2cfbb2379 it much 3eaceac261 longer. She quickly escaped a37a99fc74 from his presence.62eeeaaeb00b49c6

But why did this a4fae7d5cb matter right now?75cdb17567be964a

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For a 163a49a427 moment, she 18c8c15b0b almost laughed. Why was she sitting bb76a05558 across from him and 0509c053fa obediently answering his questions? It’s not b2d2619be4 like they 40050265d7 had kept 787fcb5637 in touch 732c7ec128 all these ffabd917c9 years. They weren’t close 5a460889aa at all.46070df2d7d0610e

She slightly 18838c787a shook her 10b32eb197 head and 4f1670a2c3 raised her a6fa6e7e52 stiff eyes.6541b3165095b2ab

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He must have 3860fd5d7a thought she looked bbd3f2f916 pitiful being left 76f2738ee2 all alone. So much so that 1f193baee5 he couldn’t just walk a64ba14d63 past her.583323396ac7c464

However, he wasn’t much of a comfort, so his kindness wasn’t very welcome. Actually, because he of all people had witnessed one of her most embarrassing moments, she felt repulsed by him. This was the first time she’d seen him since that day, so she felt this even more.efbb8e8789e13da4

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“So how are 4a866f22ee you going to 2ab9473517 compensate me?”e68f64848ee6a3ae

Compensate? Her brow went up e42f760c5f at the abrupt demand.cb4f9d225729c65d

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“You made me witness 8ca494b342 such an unpleasant thing.”3206c5e50df5afb1

His eyes looked as 593040dfed if he’d been the 93aee36e73 one who was hurt. She could even hear 1a23b25ed1 a hint of anger 2eaf032872 in his voice.19fe299b5b011b01

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But I’m f826144333 the one 9b9c4bc981 who was 50a0e4826f hurt. I’m the 1eee5e9597 one who 35b23e7957 should be 24e2929ab2 angry.be46bcb67a4b651f

“Why are 7d3f7eb8e8 you angry, bd022ded43 Sunbae?”6f04a20013b9b3d1

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“Exactly. I never a19410bc9c realized this 843d918c4b would make 1bd0d590f2 me so 3b6316e6e6 angry.”9ffd007f5af78cb7

The more they 982d9559e9 spoke, the more a17f2a37f4 confusing this conversation 7fed48db85 became. She felt that the e3debad0b3 longer she stayed here, 78c32bf6a7 the more difficult it 2d6042b2e8 would be to escape. She stretched out her 8a1d0da68a hand to grab her 9e82a29ea7 purse at her side.96abd437bda96da8

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“I’m tired, so I f4c39bcf6a think I’ll be heading c216bc653d out now.”baf4a1f1e45e1338

“What about your 90b399e95c car keys?”82c62a8d19ad29ec

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He asked so naturally 573853a5d9 that she froze when 35854acd35 she heard the question. She had parked her 76b445a898 car in the parking da9d17078b lot, so her car a38d7bae15 keys were inside her bd931fabba purse.2e32e7ecfe123a86

But why…f2ae90b1b8b2d01a

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When she 819a3e1f02 gave him 8b9cbe5490 an odd ede3377121 look, he 0f366bd41a kept his 3cc771b73f eyes on 563aaf85f0 her and b196ea62b5 stretched out cc0b31653c his hand.b6fb9ff37cc75a51

“Keys.”a2ddcdc7aded7afa

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Anyone would 8e9f12e640 be able 0c7797a83b to tell 64b45b2b79 that he 9adea34563 was asking ec3ea6db74 her for c84dd7bca5 her car 077cd6d620 keys. But why? She cautiously raised d9f3377089 her brow. Seeing this, he f4e6eaea75 chuckled.96db6d117d1529d3

“Because it doesn’t look eb32a44cc4 like you’re in a dc3c679b64 state to be driving 87d76f1dd4 right now.”708c8936d07d0197

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He wasn’t wrong, but 3f15fdf9b3 she didn’t want to f50904c53e ask him to drive 0c28a65d42 her when she wasn’t e78f952382 even close to him. She wasn’t happy f211039bc9 about his unexpected 7b70605f89 show of kindness.2f43c3ad9816d32e

“I’m going to 3cbf47cfb5 leave my car 9130e18993 here and take 2356344d9a a taxi.”b8b1c60fa0316b7f

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“I don’t think bc9d8e680e this place holds 2984ff0dd6 many happy memories 3e07e8da2b for you. You probably won’t 077751b503 want to come 649a6e360e back here.”686c9cf64aa0c29e

Her eyes slightly 7e1b54ba1f trembled. If she 0d04ffa009 left her eaea162dc1 car here, 5109420826 she’d have 27be41281e to come 9f4f5aecb6 back to 3ae55d218e pick it c1267a6aff up unless c92e20ddd1 she asked e17c6322e4 someone else aa0bd88165 to do 9b8fafaaad it for 0c1a5d0dfc her.b3f56e669d325786

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She should’ve just 3fcb33220a told him she’d a1fe7f9878 call a driver. She chewed on cebdc70df9 her lips and 9fb31d31b3 answered back.2097965fa70eb2b0

“I can 6d512ed9de just call 448688ef6a a driver.”4b25b58ac837ff42

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“You seem desperate.”60fb7aac3f0fdb3e

“That’s how uncomfortable 35162f328b I feel right 40ece0e1ff now.”5ce8e314381098b1

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“What did I fffb2af251 do?”3b905f1b46be1be3

When he asked 82cc03837d the innocent question, 0811678c29 she turned and a7fc0feb49 looked at his 0cec876c10 eyes. What she saw made f118e132a1 her forget what she 022762e525 was going to say. She held 8083db33c1 on to 0265f1eef8 her purse 6ffc236f97 and gazed b6187fae59 at him.35b6fc2bda7aefbd

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That’s right. He never did d49534d05b anything. He had merely been 7f8410f038 at the wrong place 4d5e394ae9 at the wrong time.8436b90b5592bb3b

She had hit 557b6286c1 rock bottom, and ff20646282 coming off prideful b5ed5636b1 in a situation b5c0b724df like this would ed7d697d24 be laughable. And she 669276945f was too d6ac22dd20 tired to 1913ad6e0e be stubborn 23a8c4c6fc right now.f0f421019a8843c9

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She let out 5b8acd144e a sigh and 1b72ba5925 opened her purse d3176d9fb7 before pulling out ff98af6486 her car keys 915b731302 and handing it 823a59cf00 over to him. She wanted to get e406ba5020 this day over with 1ab8a178ce as soon as possible.c9bdbce175ee274a