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84: A Surge Of Bitterness

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ZAYN —

We were in the middle of enjoying ourselves when we heard a truck honk at the gate.

"Are you expecting anyone?" I asked Zora, who looked stunned as she tried to figure out who it could be.

"Not really. Except for the delivery package that I requested yesterday, but I doubt it's the delivery guy since it was a truck horn we heard instead of a motorbike," said Zora, running her hand through her hair.

"Let's go find out who it is then," I said, standing up.

I led the way, with Zora following. Meanwhile, Daisy had already gone to her room after finishing her meal. Zora convinced her to leave the room at my request so I could go ahead and put on a show for her as promised.

As we walked out of the building towards the exit gate, I took out my phone to verify something so I wouldn't embarrass myself in front of Zora.

"Who's that?" Zora asked the security guard.

"He said he came to deliver a surprise package, Ma," said the security personnel with an honest look.

Zora was about to walk t
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