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CHAPTER 44 – FREAK
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2024-10-29 19:42:56At the airport, Loretta was not in a communicating or smiling mood. Anyone that walked past her was sure going to wonder what the hell was wrong with this lady's face.
Four-thirty, and she was on a plane, seated, waiting for it to take off. Luckily, she passed the checkpoint without the knife being detected. She told Lauren she would hide it well. Besides, who's bothered about a knife when there are other contrabands to worry about? Besides, she didn't look like someone who would smuggle anything into a plane.
She sat as quiet as ever, wondering how Lauren would react to her note. She knows she didn't make a wrong move, and leaving a note was way better than sneaking out without telling her. Well actually, she didn't sneak out, she left like she was told to. No one said she was supposed to wake Lauren up before she left.
She stayed in the plane seat, wishing she had some kind of entertainment, maybe a book or a magazine. It was extremely boring to sit and wait f
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