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2021-11-14 04:08:32I feel her soft hand gently rest on my shoulder; I can hardly believe that it is her voice that I hear coming from behind me. I cannot help but bring a smile to my face. The woman has indeed done something that is hard to forgive, but I will honestly say that I am pleasantly surprised to hear that she is here. Though I never saw her jump off the plane, I am sure I would not have missed something such as a thing.
So without hesitating, I immediately turn around to greet her, and as I turn around, I cannot believe that it is her that I am truly seeing.
"Hi, Emily."
"Hi, Clayton. I cannot believe it is you; when Harrison told me that you would be here, I thought he was just joking around with me."
"I did not see you on the plane?"
"I flew in yesterday; I wanted to come to check that we have all the supplies that we will need."
"Well, it was great to see you, but I was actually looking for Harrison. Have you seen him?"
"He is busy with a
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