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CHAPTER 53
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Shay's POV
The next morning, Chase texted me the coffee shop's address where Jason had agreed to meet me and after reading the text, I got this weird nervous fluttery feeling inside my stomach. I kept reminding myself along the drive that I'm only meeting up with Jason and there is absolutely nothing to feel worried or nervous about. But the feeling never went away and it remains with me till I finally arrived at the coffee shop and parked my car before going inside. 'Chika' is the name of the place, with mahogany interior inside, bookshelves aligned in one corner, green couches placed on the side with decorating vines raining down the white painted walls and a big red neon sign behind the counter that says 'Mama's coffee is the best'
Since it's still early in the morning, there like 5 to 8 people sitting inside and as soon as I walked in, the smell of freshly brewed coffee suddenly greets me. I sat in a booth near the door and ordered mysel
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