Unexpected Kindness

"Are you saying you're not happy?" he asks, looking confused.

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"Yes! That's the truth."

"And why is that?"

I scoff. "Would you be happy in my situation?"

"Oh, is this about your mom?" Realization dawns on him as he takes a step back.

"No, it's not. Although it's related to it, it's not exactly that. It's the fact that I have to sell my body to provide the money for her surgery," I tell him.

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