ELORA

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"A walk? Sure!" Lucy replied, quite heartily.

She looked towards the door and started to walk away, but I had a question - a very important one - that prompted me to call her back.

The answer was important and would be a huge determiner of my next course of action.

"Lucy,"

She stopped in her tracks and turned to me. I watched how she held the sides of her dress.

"Can I ask you a question?"

Lucy looked over at me. A hint of worry flashed in her eyes before she took three steps closer to me. Perhaps my facial expression had sent the wrong signal.

I...