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#Chapter 53 - Hard-working Or Hardly Working
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2024-10-29 19:42:56DORIS I was walking down the street Tuesday afternoon and saw Andrea walking towards me. My first thought was to cross the street and avoid her. Before I could, she spotted me. Why should I close the street? I hadn't done anything wrong. I noticed her pregnancy belly was showing. It was the first time I could see it. "Hello, Andrea," I said. She gave me a nod and a little bit of a sneer. I was worried that her seeing me again would reignite her desire to make my life miserable, and I wanted to say something nice to her. At first, I couldn't think of anything to say. "Pregnancy agrees with you. You're glowing." Andrea smiled at the compliment. Then her face transformed into an expression of complete rage. What? I thought we were over this. Before I could say anything, she pushed me out of the way violently, and I fell int
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