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"This is ridiculous Surely, it can all wait another day," he moaned

"You ht now that I don't procrastinate, Sa needs to be done, I do it," I told hirave the words in his brain

"Of course," he muttered "Maybe I should come there and help you," he added but without any enthusiasm

"There's nothing you can do here It would take longer to explain it to you first, Samuel I'm very upset," I said and told him a little about Belinda's behavior while ere away

"I see," he said

"It's better I get to work and keep er"

"All right go to the club then and I'll wait for you there Maybe you'll finish in time and"

"Don't wait supper for me If I can come, I will," I promised, but I kneas an empty promise Samuel accepted that offer quickly He wasn't unlike soas there was pretense, as long as they could fool the they kneouldn't happen or wasn't true

There was so ot lost in the work and didn't pay attention to tiain, he was already home from the club

"I expected I would find you there," he said "I can't believe you're still at it, Olivia"

Even I was surprised at the hour

"I'll be home directly, Samuel," I said

"Everyone at the club wanted to knohere you were When I told theht to the office, they were all impressed," Samuel said I heard the way his voice dipped and I understood that "impressed" was not quite the way they really reacted

"I'd better call and see aboutI had never even called him "I'll see you soon"

When I called Daddy, the phone rang and rang until Carmelita finally picked up