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‘I’et one I don’t think thea table up Are you sure?’

‘Yes,’ I shakeshe’s busy ordering before I pullto text Kate I need to vent

The cheeky bitch has turned up at my office!

She replies immediately Granted, it wasn’t the sort of text that you could cast aside with the intention to reply soon

No!!!!! Really? Ava, stop talking in fking code! Who’s the cheeky bitch?

I almost let an exasperated curse fall from my lips

Sarah!

Her reply is instant again

Noooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My fingers work fast across the pad as I look up to check that Sarah’s still being served

Fucking yes!!!!! Will call u

I go to slip ine her gasping, her pale fingers flying across the buttons of her phone She’s probably driving, too

Call ot 2 say!

I do scoff out loud this tiob shut if she heard so the distant sounds ofbest friend

No

I press send and smile when she immediately texts back;

Bitch!

I shovewhen Sarah approaches with a coffee, crossinga look of co she represents, butpain on Jesse I should stop thinking I’rier My moods are extreerly, looking down at her cup ‘I wanted to apologise for everything that’s happened’