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Where It All Began

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Vivian’s POV

All through the day’s work, I kept thinking that Jane would show up, but she didn’t, which really got me worried and concerned, but I didn’t come to work with my phone; I never do, otherwise I would have called her to find out why she was absent.

After the day’s work, I packed up all the tables and chairs, changed the sign to ‘close’, and sat down waiting for Lori and Leo. Both of them had been worried about Jane’s absence, but by late afternoon, they had gone somewhere together, and I didn’t want to retire to bed without seeing them.

While I waited, a young giggling and happy couple sauntered into the coffee shop.

“Hi, you work here, right?” The man, who seemed to be in his late twenties asked me.

“Yes, but we are closed for the day,” I said.

He then turned to his girlfriend who poured her lips in disappointment. “I told you they were closed, but you insisted on checking even after seeing the sign,” he teased her.

“It’s your fault! If you hadn’t kept me up, we would’ve be
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