Chapter Four
Valtina returned to the townhouse and found Claudia sitting on the couch in pajamas, with empty ice cream cartons and candy packages scattered around her. The problem was clear the moment Valtina entered Claudia’s mind... she was scared. Claudia was terrified of meeting Albert again. She’d spent the entire evening on the internet, scanning social media sites for information about her lost love. She discovered that he had left college a few months after they broke up, and no one had heard from him since. Valtina took away Claudia’s fear and inspired her to take her trash to the kitchen. There, she noticed the bar coupon sitting on the counter. “A nice lunch and a strong drink... I think that’s exactly what I need,” Claudia thought. She hurried upstairs to fix herself up.
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