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\u2018I hope he can\u2019t.\u2019<\/p>\n

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The girls roll their eyes simultaneously.<\/p>\n

\u2018You dragged us to the caf\u00e9 and you\u2019re the first to bail,\u2019 Maria says.<\/p>\n

\u2018Because I need to be with my husband.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018And we have to work early tomorrow, but here we still sit.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018No, girls, I need to go home,\u2019 I quickly pull money from my wallet and leave it on the table for my order. \u2018Thanks for agreeing to meet up.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018Oh, alriiiight,\u2019 Rita draws out sadly. \u2018We\u2019ll stay a bit longer.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018Yes, you stay.\u2019<\/p>\n

To avoid new attempts to keep me there, I hurry to the exit of the caf\u00e9. Outside, I call a taxi and wait a long time for the car. I\u2019m terrified to go home. I\u2019m terrified to enter the apartment and not see Matthew there.<\/p>\n

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\u2018I hope he can\u2019t.\u2019 The girls roll their eyes simultaneously. \u2018You dragged us to the caf\u00e9 and you\u2019re the first to bail,\u2019 Maria says. \u2018Because I need to be with my husband.\u2019 \u2018And we have to work early tomorrow, but here we still sit.\u2019 \u2018No, girls, I need to go home,\u2019 I quickly pull money…<\/p>\n

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