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at could happen from that one chapter. It turned out he was a very observant reader. He noticed small details that I had missed. It was dangerous for me to embarrass

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face, and how you dress

scorching weather. I ordered tea, but iced lemon tea. Coffee at this hour would have ignited trouble because

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ctor, Glenn. Just

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lie because my brother is a Lindberg aficionado. Second, your Salvatore Ferragamo loafers. Again, you don't need to lie because I used to have a pair. Third, you wear an Om

work for an international company whose employees always wore the latest trend from fashion houses, I was pretty knowledgeable about branded

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nough for now. I didn't want to scare Zack with my bluntness, even

r where are you going

m home, and I will have dinner at Merah Putih. I

estaurants in Petitenget, "It's such a long way to go to Seminyak just for a bookstore, right? Isn

dinner. I love sunsets, and you

t, but I held back. What was I thinking? I had just met him a

ading that kind

s it's not non-fiction. My life is already filled with numbers and facts. I'm not interested in r

fiction, but I read everything that catches my at

r friend's opi

publishing houses in England,

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tion is poetic. Maybe I'm biased because

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g the straw while observing Zack playin

eminyak area? I haven't explored Bali much, and you've been here for quite a while, so you pr

prised by Zack's request. I never

ot fine dining. As for hanging out, it depends on your preference. I don't have a pa

onebook, I couldn't wait to meet him again, even though we hadn't planned to say

on Saturday

idiculous to work on the weekend. But this week, I think

ted to ma

leave. "Zack, I'd love to chat with you longer, but I mu

lly part ways after exchanging numbers. Bu

heck my schedule at the office, whet

be wai

k for the bill and took out

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nd I already kicked you into Periplus. N

nded if you won

at me, you can. But not today." You wo

it's now or later, right? Eventually

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much money Zack gave. I know it was n

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ng lot, Zack and I stopped near my motorcycle because t

ave to go there, right?" I po

oon. We can have a competition reading A Little Life, and when we

ant to read the book by the time I get back to the apartment. I enjoyed

shook it without hesitating, like when

lcome. I'm

and started the motorcycle. I smiled at Z

At least, it led me to meet someone like Zack. Somehow, I f