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The silence that rushed in was deafening, broken only by the tick-tick-tick of cooling metal.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is it, Khloe?\u201d I asked, a knot of confusion tightening in my stomach. We were nowhere. Just miles of scrub brush and an endless, indifferent sky. The sun, once so inviting, now felt hostile.<\/p>\n

Khloe turned in her seat. The cheerful mask was gone, replaced by something hard, something unreadable. Brenda remained a statue, her gaze fixed straight ahead.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, Eleanor,\u201d Khloe began, her voice losing its lilt, becoming flat, almost bored. \u201cBrenda and I have decided this isn\u2019t going to work out.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The silence that rushed in was deafening, broken only by the tick-tick-tick of cooling metal. \u201cWhat is it, Khloe?\u201d I asked, a knot of confusion tightening in my stomach. We were nowhere. Just miles of scrub brush and an endless, indifferent sky. The sun, once so inviting, now felt hostile. Khloe turned in her seat….<\/p>\n

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