I looked at the tomato in my hand, then at the banana on the table. When I thought of the novel I had read before, my face began to heat up.I wanted to do something...Just then, the phone rang; it was Lester calling.I put the tomato in my mouth.Then, I picked up a banana, walked into the room, and answered the phone.It was already past seven. Although the sky was not completely dark, it was already dusk, and the lights were on.Across the vast night, I could easily see Lester in the building opposite a few dozen feet away.As his mouth opened, his voice came from the phone next to my ear."Have you had dinner?"I didn't expect him to say hello.So, I responded, "I have. I'm about to eat a fruit now." I raised my hand and held up the banana.Lester only stared at me from a distance without a word. Then, he said with a teasing smirk, "I didn't know what to ask you to do, but now I have an idea."My heart skipped a beat. I felt that Lester's idea might coincide with the i
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