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Clarke had uy after a bottle of wine, but then he passed out and began snoring She had spentthe train-like sound Now, in the light of day, she just wanted him out of her house But she wasn't about to wake hi her to have breakfast with hi to stick to her usual modus operandi

She placed the final touches on her cheeks and lips before htened out with her black and pink pant suit She huffed at the luo to her office and grab a piece of paper and pen

"Lock up on your way out"

That was all she wrote on the paper, and she took it into the bedroom and laid it on top of the pillow on her side of the bed as quickly and quietly as possible The guy better be gone before she got back; that was all she cared about the hts were turned off before stepping out the door and slauest, but that was probably a good thing Otherwise, he old car and adjusted theherself another quick look in the one astray in the wind Things like thatdeal to others, but it was to her For her, it was part of professionalism to look her best

She pulled out of the driveith purpose, not wasting another et to work She was already running late, which she always seemed to be, but then she always made it there early anyway It was a routine that perplexed her just enough to frustrate her

She barreled down the road, weaving in and out of traffic In that way, Richmond and New York City couldn't be too far off from each other There always seemed to be some delay and so on their brakes So, she had adapted a way of driving that got her from point A to point B much more efficiently than the rest of the drivers on the road Though, she did get several honks and rude gestures

Sometimes, if she was bad tempered that day, she would honk back or even roll down herand say soer was the easiest eotten that froriest person she'd ever met But she somehow maintained these soft and silly looks so that people often mistook her for easy prey Usually, people onlytheir lesson