"Mandy, I'm going to New York soon. Can you stay alone?" Troy asked me on Monday morning as I was getting ready for an exam.
"Yes," I replied to him briefly because I was in a rush to get dressed. I've never been this frantic in my life. I shouldn't have stayed up reading so late. Oh man, now I've overslept.
"In a hurry? Want me to drop you off?" Troy asked as soon as I grabbed my bag and was about to run out of the room.
"No, I'll just grab a motorbike taxi," I told him and immediately ran out of the room. I didn't even look at him. If I let Troy take me, I'd probably get to the exam at noon and fail the morning subject too. The traffic is terrible at this time; I have to rely on the motorbike taxi!
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Later…
"Did you do okay?" Winnie asked me as we walked out of the exam room, whi
