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A Subtle Liar

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ALEXA

“I am sorry, I shouldn’t have just jump on you like that,” I quickly untangled myself from the hug, feeing flushed with embarrassment.

“It’s okay,” Oscar said.

His voice sounded calm and it made me relieved. However, he was still a stranger whom I had agreed to meet with last minute just as curtsey, and because Noelle would not have let me have peace until I accepted to have lunch with him.

“Please, sit,” he offered a seat to me and I sat down almost immediately.

The brunt of my encounter with my dad and Clara was still weighing heavily on my head, and just being here made me feel less sad. Also, there was something soothing about Oscar’s presence that just made me feel less horrible about everything that had happened.

“Thank you,” I said.

“You have been crying,” Oscar said.

It was not a question but a statement of fact, one that showed that he was very observant of me, because right before I came into the restaurant, I had dried my tears.

“What happened?” Oscar asked, his voi
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