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15: Don't tell the truth (part II)
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2020-08-28 22:29:00Martin held the door open for Emily as they walked out the diner, and she rewarded him with a smile, her phone interrupting with its unexpected ringing.
"Fuck," she muttered when she saw who was calling (her aunt) and repeated the cuss word when she saw the time.
It was already a few minutes past five.
"What is it?" Martin asked.
"Nothing. I've got to go. Duty calls." She shook her phone at him.
"Okay. But why don't I take you home?"
Emily grimaced. Since her aunt was already calling, she had a feeling the woman was almost home. Even if she wasn't, Emily still had to go pick her cousins.
Surely, there was no denying Mercy
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