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The food hit the table, and I started eating with one hand while checking work emails on thought people glued to their phones for work were just putting on a show.

It turned out that there really was an endless stream of stuff to deal with. Prejudice was really horrible.

“Victoria-” Ryan started.

“Call me Ms. Murphy,” I said without looking up.

Ryan nodded obediently. “Okay, Ms. Murphy. You

first. Work never ends.”

1 paused, looking up at him. “You’re pretty thoughtful

my phone with the other. Back when I wasn’t working fatwaye

Ryan looked a bit embarrassed and said quietly, “I just noticed you

weren’t eating much.”

I put my phone down and focused on my meal. That was when I noticed Ryan ate with a certain grace–slow and composed, totally different from those teenage boys i’d seen before who usually just wolfed down their food.

After we finished eating, Ryan suddenly stood up and ran off to pay

“Hey, let me get this!” I called out, waving him back.

Ryan was fast–he’d already

the check.

it, Ms. Murphy. If

was the grateful type. I nodded. “Alright, just

office. That afternoon, I sent Ryan out to run an

when Ryan got there, the other side totally went back on their word and jacked up the

said, “Don’t worry, Ms. Murphy. I’ll see

pull some strings.”

connections?” I

college who works at that company. Maybe he can

much, but before nightfall, Ryan came back having pulled it off–and he even negotiated the price down

quietly went back to his seat and started flipping through those boring company reports like nothing had

dark, I told Ryan to call it a day. He

I stepped outside, I noticed quite a few cars sporting Shaville plates parked out front, and

I parked here every day, I always kept an eye on the

ht me off guard.

the supermarket for some groceries. When I got back, Jared was downstairs at

stubbed

saw me,

his hand and said, “Didn’t I tell you to

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convenient? What, are you bringing

but risking my