Tina did not stare up the road as she walked, not until she heard the familiar voice calling her name, "Tina." She raised her head and saw Patrick standing in front of her. Bitter, angry, and resentful, Tina wanted to run past him, but Patrick quickly caught her by the arm and held her back to himself, stopping her from running away, as day had fully broken, and he didn't mind the passersby staring at them. "I'm sorry," Patrick apologized in Tina's ear as he pulled her closer into a hug, but she sobbed into his chest, wanting to get away, hitting his chest to let her go. "No, come with me, let me take you home to your village," Patrick said, enduring Tina's hitting as she cried, while some onlookers wondered about the sweet, romantic couple they were seeing at that early hour. Tina finally calmed and pulled away after realizing she had been sobbing on Patrick's chest, but he still held her hand closely, walking her to his car, while opening the passenger door for her to sit in the
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