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Chapter Seventy-Four: Fresh Off The Boat at Palmridge County
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The next morning.Bella squinted her eyes as the rays of the morning sun clouded her vision. She yawned and sat on her bed as she tries to remember the previous events. The last goodbye with her real mother... The orphanage. Next, the adoption process.After a few days, she was out flying on a plane bound to Palmridge County.And now, she is in a different house and bedroom.Everything that happened to her feels like a blur. And unfortunately, she can't keep on running away from the reality forever.Her train of thoughts stops in a halt when she heard someone knocking at the door.Bella groaned inwardly, as she is not yet ready to have a "talk" with her new sister. But she doesn't have any choice. She practically drags her feet towards the door, and as soon as she opens the door, Miley greeted her with a big smile on her face."Good morning, my dear sister!" Bella awkwardly froze while staring at Miley's beaming face. She also noticed that she is holding a tray laden with food. "I
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In Her Shoes Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Strange Bet
Bella is now staring at the tall glass of the ever-famous Hula Twister Drink.It looks like a regular drink, and there's nothing weird about it..."Are you ready?" she heard the newspaper's voice again.The crowd inside the snack house lets out enthusiastic cheers for her. "You'd better prepare all the meal stubs, newspaper boy!" Bella glared at him."Oh, don't worry, I got them right here. See?" Dennis showed her 10 meal stubs on his hand.Bella gave him another challenging stare."I'll definitely won't lose to you, newspaper boy!" she muttered at him."Let's see about that." Dennis shot back, while giving her a playful wink.At the same time, Dennis' brother, Dale and Bella's sister Miley are just looking at them."Are you sure your sister wants to do this?" asked the worried Dale to Miley."Well, looks like it." Miley said, while shrugging her shoulders. "Ready...Set...Go!" Dennis finally announced.On his signal, Bella started drinking the Hula Twister Drink as fast as she could
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