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CHAPTER 54 - THE TEST WOULD NOT LIE
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2024-10-29 19:42:56“Kara, are you alright?” Nico’s voice came from the outside.
He was checking on her.
He knocked on the door when she did not respond, so Kara had to reply to keep him out.
“I am fine.” She told him, glad her voice sounded alright to her ears.
She got up from the floor, washed her face, and patted it dry before coming out of the bathroom.
During that time, she heard her doorbell ring a few times.
She remembered Marco, who bought her food. In her eagerness, Kara almost ran to the door to get her food, but the food bag lay on the floor, its contents scattered.
Tears smarted from her eyes, coupled with the rumblings of her stomach, and everything became chaotic in her heart.
A wail erupted from her throat. Her food!
Ironically, the culprit or culprits for destroying her food was out of sight but she could hear grunts and pants
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