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[7] The time

Penulis: Stephen Sarah
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2025-11-14 23:10:27
ASHLEY

The sharp ringtone of the telephone forced me to look up from the script in my hand, and my lips stretched into a smile. I stood up and shuffled towards it, the script dangling in my hand.

I hesitated and watched it ring until it stopped, then it began to ring again.

I chuckled at how much I was leaving the caller in a state of cold sweat, then picked up the telephone after letting it ring four times with no answer.

“Hello, Ashley Carter speaking," I spoke when I pressed the red colored t
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