Phoebe cried and said, “It’s not Colby Withers. It’s you and that asshole named Alex.”

“Don’t cry, Phoebe. What in the world happened?”

“I… I was almost taken away by a man. Cheryl Coney, are you still my friend? You knew that your stinking man had hurt my leg, and I have only one shoe, yet you still left me to Colby’s mercy. What if he does anything to me?!”

“Sorry, I’m sorry. I’ll come back soon.”

Alex and Cheryl went back, and of course, Phoebe was no longer at the steakhouse.

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