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LEONA

I brought the phone down from my ears and stared at the screen.

I sent it back to my ears," who's this?"

Once I asked, the line disconnected.

The voice belongs to Dave but why would he call me?

Probably to tell that I am fired because I've absented myself for two days at work and for arguing with him.

It couldn't be him, right?

**. ~DAVE~

After what happened between Leona and I when I overheard her declaring her love for her boyfriend.

I didn't know why I reacted that way. Maybe it was because I was about to have lunch with her but came at the wrong time.

Maybe I should stop being around her. She's someone's wife and mother after all.

I still can't understand why she flared when I asked her about the baby. She was angry but there was fear also.

She looks like a strong woman so what could be her fear?

Wednesday was when we argued and on Thursday, I wasn't at work but came on Friday.

I didn't want to see her and tried so hard not to open her door and get in.

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