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CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE: A Trip Down Memory Lane
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Having been up before the crack of dawn, Zara was tired. She sat down under the small tent to catch her breath and rest her legs before the kids got tired of playing.It was at this time Scott spotted her from afar. He went to his car and took out a shiny box. Holding it with both hands, he walked up to Zara slowly. Her eyes were closed when he arrived. He was just about to turn back when she suddenly opened her eyes."Oh, I didn't mean to disturb you."Zara yawned tiredly. "What is it?"He stretched out the box and said, "This is for Jayden. Tommy personally picked it out for him. I'm not quite sure there will be a gift opening section, so I decided to hand it over to you instead."She looked down at the box with a blank expression. After much ado, she reached out and took it. "Thank you."Scott smiled at her brightly. "You are most welcome." They both shared an awkward silence for the next minute. When he sensed that she was going to walk away any moment now, he broke the silence.
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Karen—wearing flip-flops and house clothes—took giant strides to where Cora and Jayden stood. Her shriveled face was twisted in a deep frown. "Do you have a death wish? How dare you lay your filthy hands on my great-grandson?"This confrontation drew a fearful look from Cora. However, she raised her hand and said with feigned innocence, "I didn't do anything to him. He just started crying out of the blue.""You lie!" Karen angrily gave her a slap and then said, "That's for hitting him and then lying about it. I heard everything, so don't even try to play smart with me!""Ah!" Cora screamed. A sting traveled from her cheeks to her whole body. She held her burning cheek as tears flooded her eyes. She was just about to retort, but Karen suddenly grabbed her by the ear and started dragging her out of the house.When they got outside, they met a crowd that had abandoned having fun. Even the other kids were no longer jumping on the trampoline. Inquisitive murmurs came from the onlookers imm
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Shock pulsated through Zara. She hugged herself as she looked at the second man's back. It was familiar. Far too familiar, actually. She held her breath when he turned around."Scott?"It was really Scott. His face was twisted in a frown as he glanced at her. His eyes were also glistering like never before."What are you doing here?" she blurted out, glancing at the drunken man who was now wincing in pain on the floor.Before Scott could utter a word, the man sat up, holding his back. He fired a finger pistol at his attacker and yelled, "Hey, do you want to die? I'm gonna kill you!"A spasm of fury flitted across Scott's face. He murdered the man with his eyes as he made a beeline for him. "Don't get your hopes up, idiot! I'm going to kill you first!"With that, he punched him in the face again and again. "You. Fucking. Asshole!"Zara completely froze. It wasn't until she saw blood oozing from the man's nose that she finally snapped out of it. She rushed over to them and grabbed Scott
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