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A well-deserved apology
Carol’s mouth remained open in shock as she processed Sebastian’s words. The almighty Sebastian had just apologized to her? Perhaps she was dreaming and was not lucid because it was too surprising for words. Sebastian took her silence to be that she was not satisfied with his apology and tried again.
“Look, I know that you do not believe me, but that’s the truth. You called at the wrong time, that was why I answered the way I did.”
“It’s fine. It’s fine.” Carol said hurriedly. She disliked it when people thought she was mad at them and since Sebastian had already apologized, then it was cool.
"Alright. From what just transpired, I’ll take a wide guess and say that you’ll rather not have come on this trip with me.” Sebastian said, moving away and starting to pack his stuff.
“Well, I did get to see Paris for the first time and I’ve always wanted to do so, so there’s that.”
“You’ve never been to Paris before?” Sebastian asked incredulously.
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