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“I really have to go. Bye,” I said, gently shook off his fingers and turned to run out, my heart pounding as I escaped.

I shot Elaine a quick text, telling her I was heading back early.

As I sat in the car heading back, the foreign streets slipped by in reverse outside my window. I leaned into the seat, my thoughts all tangled up.

It was just one of those unguarded run–ins, like a page in a book—you just flip it and keep going.

Elaine came back that evening. After her shower, she was towel–drying her hair as she asked, “Ms. Murphy, Davis said you ran into a friend today? And he sounded pretty handsome, too?”

I felt a little startled and quickly said, “Just someone I know, we’re not really that close.”

“I get it,” Elaine laughed. “When you bump into someone familiar in a foreign country, even if you’re not close, you still want to chat a bit.”

Since she didn’t seem to be suspicious, I lowered my eyes to the book in my hands. But while I’d been able to read earlier, now I just couldn’t focus at all.

Back to the daily grind of classes. Elaine and I ended up in totally different courses–she was all about finance, while I was thrown into hotel management.

Our classrooms were in separate buildings, so I was stuck going to class by myself every day.

I couldn’t get used to the food here at all, and you could literally see I’d gotten skinnier.


for classes too,

named Frank Wallace who definitely had his eye on me. After class, he’d always come over and strike up a conversation–sure, it was all about school

I was packing

the school

Frank asked, “How about dinner

him a polite smile. “Thanks, but I’ve already got plans with some

he came right out and said, “Ms.

and have a kid. I’m not looking

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right up at that. “You’re divorced too? Hey, same here–I’ve been divorced for over two years. My daughter lives with my ex–wife. Does your daughter live

“No, she’s

a few days now. We’ve talked about school and work, so we pretty much know each other. Are you really not going to give

brows knitted in frustration. ‘Why is it so hard

I’ll sign one over to you. Plus,

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him down because I thought he wasn’t well–off enough, so he started showing off his bank account right

be. She lives in Southlake with

off. “Sorry, Mr. Wallace, I’m really not interested. And

country, right?” Frank’s eyes lit up. “We could

looked at him like he was some kind of creep. Seriously, how can

just shrugged. “Come on, everyone’s doing this these days.


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