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Chapter~18~Friend or foe?

작가: Hope Nichols
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It’s a short drive to downtown Parkerville. Café Rosa is a quaint, mom-and-pop establishment that has been here as long as I can remember. It’s kind of like stepping into a time portal back to old Italy. After a quick search, I find Kyle, who wasn’t hard to spot given that he is the spitting image of Ian, sitting in a booth, and I slide onto the opposite side, joining him. If I didn’t know better, I’d say he is sizing me up a bit.

“What’s up, Kyle?” I didn’t even bother to ask
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