Chapter 48: Melancholic Epiphany

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ROSESLINE As I wait for Mateo to return, I try on all the clothes, shoes, and Jewellery I got, in front of the mirror. I've been waiting for him for four hours now and he hasn't returned my calls or any of my messages. Tired of waiting, I drive to a nearby food store and get myself some snacks, I even watch the news alone in the living room–a thing I rarely do. When I look at the wall clock and notice that it's already half past midnight, I get my phone and call Kate. "Rosesline," she answers, "I was just about to call you." "Mateo is not home yet and I'm starting to get worried, have you heard from Baldwin?" I ask. She sighs, "There's been... there's been..." It wasn't a sigh, Kate is crying on the other end of the call. "Is everything okay?" I ask, my heart beating faster than u

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