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Chapter 17
Melanie and Rose were at home up in Melanie's room when her phone rang.
She smiled on seeing who the caller was, she jumped down from her bed "he called Rose, he called."
"Who called?" Rose asked.
"Charles, the guy we met at the grocery store" Melanie explained.
"Oh...he really did call, so what are you going to do now? Are you gonna pick it?" Rose asked.
The phone was still ringing.
"Of course I am picking the damn call" she said with alot of excitement moving away from Rose.
Rose supported her head with a pillow, she watched answer the call, afterwards she typed a message on her phone.
"I really don't like this, why does all the handsome men come to her and not me?" Rose thought feeling emotionally broken.
Later in the evening...
Rose got home and called Charles asking if they could hangout.
Charles was suprised that she called and wondered how she got his number.
"M
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