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“Mia..?” I asked with a trembling voice, trying to comprehend what was happening, “Why… are you inside my office?”
She turned my way with a concerned expression. She was just about to put some tea cup on my desk.
“I'm sorry!” she cried, “I think there was something wrong with the cheesecake I gave you… I took few bites and suddenly I felt sick… I thought you might feel like me, so I wanted to bring you some herbs for the stomach…”
I walked closer and took the cup from the desk. It really smelled like herbs, so maybe she wasn't lying about that…
“But why are you in my office…? I thought I closed the door…” I muttered, slowly regaining straight, after throwing up for the last ten minutes.
“Oh… but the door was opened. That was why I went inside, but then I saw you weren't there, so I decided to make you some herb tea and leave&hel
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