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“Mr. Reign, would you like to continue?” The attendant came back. “Did Ms. Smith step out for a moment? I will come back in another ten minutes?”
I spun around on my heels so fast that the woman flinched.
I looked at her name tag - Journey…? JOURNEY???
“Journey” I blew out an exasperated breath.
“It’s ‘Zhor-nee’ actually.” She smiled, completely straight face and not even blinking.
The woman had seemed so normal a few minutes ago.
“Right… Zhor–nee.” I breathed out a sigh of relief when she nodded. I did not want to get cancelled over this. “You know what happens when you make one mistake, Zh… You know?”
“You fix it and move on?”
“Right.” I snapped my fingers. “That’s what you do. You fix it, and YOU MOVE ON, right?”
“Right.” She nodded. “Did Ms. Smith and you fight over the coffee caramello? I could drop the order if you want.”
“God, I wish it was that simple!” I ran my fingers through my hair. “No, don’t change the order. Just tell
