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Showing Concerns

Author: Katherine Scarlett
last update Last Updated: 2022-07-31 05:17:57

Robin returned to the living room and stared at the pile of work which he has left yet to finish.

“Laundry, dishes, cleaning, Cooking everything is left. When am I even going to finish everything?”. He sighs and sits down onto the couch, staring down at his feet.

“I feel hopeless.”

“If I am a freeloader, why am I even staying at this house? There’s no need for me to stay here, is there?”.

When he was absorbed in his thoughts, his phone rang which was left on the breakfast table.

He got up to pick it up.

He answered the call.

“Hello.”

“Good morning Robin.”

“Oh, Noir.”

“Good morning.”

“Do you have an headache?”.

“Yeah, It’s hurting a lot, but I feel better.”

“Glad to hear that.”

“What’s up?” he went to the living room and sits down to talk with her.

“I called you to tell you when I plan on going to meet Miss Nancy.”

“Oh, yeah.”

“I’m thinking of leaving by 11:30. Then we can talk a lot and may have a lunch outside. How does that sound?”.

“Great. What’s the time now?”.

“Um…9.”

“I have two
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