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Chapter 7

Author: Goodtale
Same café.

Carl was sitting in the same corner we'd used that morning.

Two lemonades sat on the table, straws already in.

I dropped into the seat and downed half my glass. My heart finally started slowing down.

"Show's over?"

"Show's over." I set down my drink. "Why are you still here?"

"Waiting to go over everything with you."

He slid a manila envelope across the table.

"We've got everything on Zayn. Take a look, then decide how you want to end this."

I opened the envelope.

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