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They arrived in the room, in silence, the woman threw herself on the bed with the full bottle of rum in her hand, looked at the boy and tapped the seat next to his side to invite him to join her. Adrien executed. > She asked uncorking the bottle. Both were lying with their legs on the mattress but their backs were straight and leaned against the wall. > He took the bottle from his friend's hands and drank its content. > She looked at him raising her eyebrows. > He took another sip before handing the bottle to the woman. > She asked curiously before drinking. > She smiled bitterly. > > He took a sip longer than the others. > She asked again. > He shrugged. They remained silent for many seconds. The only sound was the emptying of the bottle and the p
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