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side table, where her phone

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s blankly in my direction. I eventually rea

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pt fo

otherwise placid sea. Part of me feels somewhat proud of her. Ano

softly, "ex

ike Mr. Noah, accustomed to getting everything, see rejection as a ch

confident and ready for the day. "Well,

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doesn't make it that far. After a few steps she

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tary soaps and shampoos spilled over the tiled floor. She's gasping for

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inctively. I

hell is she

I say truthfully, my words laced with confu

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say it

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the things

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try to focus on helping her. That

g to be ok

at me, her dark brow

me, I can ke

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