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36. Breaking The Trust
12th September 2027,
Once again, I told James that I’m heading, for the second time in one day. James face looks like he wants to say something, maybe try to stop me from going because we both know that boss will be very mad once he finds out. However, I don’t care. That’s the last thing I have to be concerned about.
In a few heartbeats, I’m already in a cab and heading to my destination, to Kate. I don’t know if Dave still lives in the same place as before, but I’m still trying. The soft part of me is hoping that I’m wrong, and that Kate is not with him, but the stronger part of me is saying that I should prepare myself, that not all people we think are nice are actually good. And that Kate must have been lying to me this whole time about Joseph.
Speaking about Joseph, I call him once, trying for the last time to see if I’m really wrong about Kate. The call connects in a few rings, and
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