Ruined

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Cara was silent. The drive to her apartment seemed longer than she thought. Yet the deafening silence prevailed without competition.

On arriving at the entrance of her complex building, Romeo pulled the car to a stop and made to open the door to come down but Cara didn't budge.

He stopped and turned to look at her, hands still clinging on to his seatbelt. "Carina?" He called her name softly. "Are you alright?"

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