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She turned and fled from the store as if escaping for her life, hiding in a dark alley for a long time, too afraid to come out.

She crouched in the corner, hugging herself, and broke down in tears.

How proud she'd once been—and now, how utterly humiliated.

He was back. And he'd seen her at her worst. He must be laughing at her—watching her sink so low as to pawn a cheap necklace