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16. Talk of the devil and she shall appear

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"Talk of the devil and she shall appear." She looked so cute in her dress, and I couldn’t wait to have another round of ice cream with her. The sweet scent made me salivate already.

I pushed the door open, feeling the homely air hit my face as I stepped out.

"Miss Nicole," Loise bounced in her flat Mary Janes and waved from where she stood.

I waved back, feeling the weight of the ice cream as the cold seeped into my hand. "How was school? Did you have fun?"

"School is not for fun," she tugged at her bag. Sometimes I forget just how mature this girl was.

"Sure, sure. Tell me, what did you learn?"

"The regular. Alphabets and learning how to read," she shrugged it off. "I also did my assignment in school. What’s that?" She squinted and rose to her tiptoes as she pointed her index finger at the nylon in my hand.

"Ice cream. I got chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla. Which do you want?" I danced the nylon as the plastic rustled inside. But instead of the excitement I expected, she placed he
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