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LXXXIX: Sally’s Problem
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2024-10-29 19:42:56“Yeah, we do,” Sally replied before she sighed heavily again. There was a helplessness in her expression that was hard to understand.
When Maya noticed this, she could not help but asked, “That’s like the hundredth time you sighed tonight, is anything on your mind, Sally?”
In Maya’s eyes, her friend already has everything. Yes, nothing was perfect, but at least she had a better life, right? Like money and all. Not to mention a family that she could call her own, even when they were not on completely okay terms.
So what could make Sally feel… Worried about? Love perhaps?
If that was the case, that would be really interesting.
Before Maya could be asked once more, Sally shook her head. She looked hesitant and started glancing back and forth at Maya.
Finally, she took a gulp on her liquor and confessed as her soft voice trembled, “The reason I’m here- the real reason wasn’t s
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