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CHAPTER SIX
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2024-10-29 19:42:56“Are you okay, son?”
Dr. Oliver Reeds stepped into his huge office to meet his son in an unusual position. He was seated on the couch, head low with his left hand covering half of his face.
“Steve?”
“Yeah, I’m okay,” he finally unveiled his face, revealing a distressed look.
“Did you cry?” his dad asked, immediately bending to look at his face to uncover tear stained cheeks. “My God, you cried. What in the world happened to you?”
“Nothing.”
“Cut it out, Steve,” his dad sat next to him. “I’m busy and I don’t have to beat around the bush. So tell me, what happened?”
“I made that person cry.”
“That person?” he asked. “The person that keeps on being cold to you even though you really want to be friends with them?”
Steve nodded in reply.
“How?” he interrogated. “Did you meet her? Where did you two meet?”
“Here
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