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“Alan,” the woman said softly, a touch of admiration lighting up her gaze, “why don’t we go shopping after
dinner?”
Alan declined with perfect politeness, “I'm afraid something's cup at home. Another time, perhaps.”
In the adult world, phrases like “another time” often translate to “never.” Alan was fairly certain Sherry Clarkson
had picked up on that.
“Didn’t your mom say you were free today?” Sherry asked, playing dumb to his hint. “She even said we could
hang out as long as we liked.”
Alan was caught off guard. So typical. His mother had this infuriating habit of volunteering him for things without
a second thought.
“What my mom meant was that she didn’t have anything lined up fortoday,” Alan clarified, trying to stay
civil. “But I've actually got spersonal stuff | need to take care of.”
“No worries, I'll wait till you're done,” Sherry replied, her smile soft and unfazed.
Alan felt a surge of frustration.
He genuinely thought he'd dropped enough hints for her to catch on.
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“Oh, by the way, your mom mentioned you're into musicals,” Sherry added cheerily, still undeterred. “I've got
two tickets for a show tomorrow. Want to go with me?”
“Thanks for the offer, but I've got plans tomorrow. | won't be able to make it. Sorry,” Alan declined, his voice
firm. He lived by one rule—if there was no spark, he wouldn't give others any false hope. A clean, honest no
should've made his feelings clear.
“Then just letknow whenever you're free,” Sherry said easily, pulling out her phone. “Want to exchange
contact information?”
Alan didn’t budge. He was emotionally wrung out. If she’d been brash or aggressive, it would've been easy to
shut her down. But she was kind, composed, and undeniably beautiful. He simply couldn’t bring himself to be
blunt.
After all, what if she really didn’t pick up on his subtle cues and was just taking everything at face value?
“Alan?” Sherry prompted, her phone still in hand.
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Alan wavered, then reluctantly fished his phone from his pocket, his thoughts knotted in confusion.
Exchanging contact information meant opening the door to future conversations. And if she asked him out again,
how would he say no next time? Besides, he couldn't help but feel like a jerk for turning her down again and
again.
Just as his mind was spiraling, his phone lit up with a call. Freya's nflashed across the screen, and a wave of
relief swept over him like a lifeline.
Realizing he might be overplaying his
excitement, he clear Hs throatland
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Alan didn't catch it. He answered the call without hesitation. “What? You were in a car accident?”
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