A DATE
Author: Swerve
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-29 19:42:56

Elena stared at the words of the text. She was beyond surprised. How exactly did he get her number? And what did he mean by he has the information she needs?

She sighed and threw the phone on her bed.

On a second thought, as she was about to untie the laces of her shoes, she decided to give it a try.

It would not hurt to try. From the look of things, she was obviously stronger than him, so she was certain that her safety would be assured.

She sat back up. She walked to the mirror, arranged her hair, fixed her make up well and headed out.

It was night when she arrived at Flora’s grill. The place was filled.

She stepped down from the Uber she had used to get there. As she walked to the grill the aroma of food hit her face, like someone had just slapped her.

She was just yet to step in to the gril. The chair placement and decoration outside looked very beautiful.

She had to stop and stare. The darkness of the night gave the grill a glow of its own. The lightings and everything was just
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