"I'm sorry, Mrs. Thomas, but your card has been declined," Mrs. Tanner, the woman who owned the laundromat, whispered as she handed the card back to Eva. "What do you mean, the card has been declined?" Eva yelped. She was tired and hungry, so she wasn't too keen on keeping her voice down. "Try it again," she demanded, and Mrs. Tanner sighed, taking the card and swiping it in the machine again. *BEEP**BEEEP**BEEEEEEP*The machine cried, and Mrs. Tanner's face morphed into pity. "I'm sorry, Mrs. Thomas, as I said before, your card has been declined." "OK, wait! Try this one," Eva frantically searched her handbag for her credit card. Today was the seventh, so she was sure her husband had already cleared up the bill. She smiled once she handed Mrs. Tanner the credit card. She was putting her declined debit back into her purse when the same triple-beeping sound made her gasp. "This card is maxed out, I'm so sorry," Mrs. Tanner sighed. "How about you take the dry cleaning and come bac
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