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While Stella went toplanned with Denise I wasn’t looking forward to the outing that she had planned for us, especially after hearing the horror stories of the women and how they treated Stella

I was going into the situation with hatred already sitting in my chest

She chose an overpriced restaurant and showed up in a gown as if she were going to the Oscars Everything about her posture showed the fact that she thought she was better than everyone surrounding her

You could tell a lot about a person by how they treated strangers Even more based on how they treated waitstaff—people ere there to help

Denise was a menace to society

“I asked for the butter to be softened, and this is rock solid,” Denise scolded the poor server who couldn’t have been over nineteen years old

The girl, Josie, was al from Denise’s tone “I’et you—"

“I truly cannot believe how incompetent some humans are to this day It was an easy request, and still, you ed to screw it up,” Denise scolded

Josie apologized again, I told her not to worry about it, and she hurried away

“It blows your ether in disapproval “How thethe simplest mistakes”

“You’re a fucking demon,” I muttered under my breath

“What was that?”

“Nothing”

Please don’t be my mother

“You knoho the server reetic server brought her a plate with the softened butter She hurried away quickly, too

“Who’s that?”

“Stella,” she breathed out “That woman couldn’t have a backbone if she paid for it Plus, she ?!” Denise remarked as I stood from the table

Far, far away from here

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