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Don't ask me that.
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James, why do you never talk about your father?
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Don't ask me that, Emily.
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Please.
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Not that.
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Wait.
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Why are you suddenly angry?
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I'm not angry.
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I just don't want to talk about him.
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Okay, but I only asked a simple question.
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It's not a simple question for me.
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James, your hands are shaking.
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What happened?
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Nothing.
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Can we talk about something else?
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You always do this when I mention your family.
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Because some things are better left alone.
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I'm not trying to hurt you.
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I was just curious.
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Well, now you know.
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Don't ask about him again.
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Fine, but why does his name affect you this much?
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Emily, I said stop.
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And I'm trying to understand why.
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Because the last time I saw him, he walked away from me.
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What do you mean, he walked away?
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I was 12.
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He packed a bag and left our house.
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Oh, I didn't know that.
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Nobody does.
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I don't talk about it.
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Did your mother know where he went?
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She called everyone.
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Nobody knew anything.
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That must have been terrifying.
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I kept sitting by the window waiting for his car.
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James!
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Every time headlights appeared, I thought it was him.
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How long did you wait?
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Three days.
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Then the police came to our house.
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The police?
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Why?
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They had found his car near a railway station.
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Was he there?
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No. The car was empty.
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Wait.
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Then where was your father?
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That was the question everyone kept asking.
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Did the police search for him?
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For weeks, they checked hospitals and nearby towns.
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And they found nothing?
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Nothing that made sense.
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James, are you saying he just disappeared?
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That's what I believed for years.
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You believed?
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Something changed?
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Yeah.
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Six years later, I got a letter.
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A letter from your father?
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It had his handwriting.
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I recognized it immediately.
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Oh my God.
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What did it say?
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He said he was alive and he was sorry.
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After six years?
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That was all?
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No. He said leaving us was the biggest mistake of his life.
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Did he explain where he had been?
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Not properly.
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Just that he had made serious mistakes.
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Did you write back?
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I tore the letter in half.
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James, why?
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Because I remembered my mother crying every night.
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But didn't you want answers?
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Of course I did.
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I wanted them every day for six years.
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Then why throw away your only chance?
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Because he had his chance to explain when I was 12.
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You were still angry with him.
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Angry?
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Emily, I thought he was dead.
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I'm sorry.
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I shouldn't have pushed you.
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No, maybe I shouldn't have shouted at you.
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Did he ever contact you again?
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That's the part I've never told anyone.
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What happened?
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He called me last week.
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Last week?
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After all these years?
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Yeah.
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I almost dropped the phone when I heard his voice.
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What did he want?
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He wants to meet me.
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Are you going to see him?
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I don't know.
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Part of me wants every answer he owes me.
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And the other part?
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The other part is still 12, waiting by that window.
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Then don't decide because he wants an answer now.
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What would you do?
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I'd decide when you're ready, not when he is.
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Hmm.
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Maybe that's what I needed to hear.
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And James, I'm sorry for asking.
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It's okay.
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Just give me a little time.
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Take as much time as you need.
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I won't push again.
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Thank you.
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Maybe one day, I'll finally ask him why he left.
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Look me in the eyes.
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Look me in the eyes, Leo.
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Tell me you weren't there last night.
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Lisa, please, don't start this now.
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I asked you a question.
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Were you there last night?
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Where did you hear that?
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Don't answer my question with another question.
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I'm not trying to avoid it.
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Then look at me and say no.
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Lisa it's complicated there it is you can't even say it because you've already decided I'm guilty
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I saw your car outside that house wait you followed me no I was driving home and saw it
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You should have called me.
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I did, three times.
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My phone was on silent.
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Of course it was.
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That's convenient.
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Don't do that.
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I'm trying to explain.
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Then explain why you lied about working late.
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I had a reason.
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You always have a reason when you get caught.
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That's not fair, Lisa.
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Fair.
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I waited for you until midnight.
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I know, and I should have called.
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Who lives in that house?
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I can't tell you.
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You can't tell me, or you don't want to?
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I promised someone I wouldn't.
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Wow.
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So their secret matters more than me.
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That's not what I said.
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Then stop hiding behind your promise.
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If I tell you, I'll betray someone who trusted me.
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And if you don't, you'll lose my trust.
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Lisa, don't make me choose like that.
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You made the choice when you lied to me.
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I didn't lie to hurt you.
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A lie doesn't hurt less because you had a good reason.
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Okay, you're right about that.
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Then tell me whose house it was.
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It belongs to Sarah.
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Sarah?
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Your old friend Sarah?
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Yes, but this isn't what you think.
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You told me you hadn't seen her in years.
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I hadn't until last week.
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Last week?
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So this has been going on for days?
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Nothing is going on.
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She called me for help.
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What kind of help requires secret visits at night?
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Her husband left two months ago.
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And somehow that became your problem?
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She has a six -year -old son, Lisa.
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I still don't understand why you had to lie.
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Because she didn't want anyone to know what happened.
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What happened to her?
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She's being forced out of the house.
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Wait, she's losing her home?
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Yes, she hasn't paid the rent for three months.
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So why were you there?
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I took her some groceries and helped with the paperwork. At eleven at night?
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I went after work.
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It took longer than I expected.
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And you couldn't send me one message?
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I could have.
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I should have.
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Then why didn't you?
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Because I knew you'd ask where I was.
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So you deliberately ignored me?
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Yes, and that was wrong.
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Finally, an honest answer.
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I was afraid you'd misunderstand.
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Leo, look at what hiding it did instead.
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I know.
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I made it look much worse.
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There's still something bothering me.
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Ask me.
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I won't avoid it this time.
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Why did Sarah call you?
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Because years ago, I promised her brother I'd help her if she ever needed it.
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Her brother?
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What does he have to do with this?
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He was my best friend.
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You said was.
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What happened to him?
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He died three years ago.
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Oh, Leo, I didn't know.
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Before he died, he made me promise I wouldn't abandon his family.
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Is that why you kept Sarah's situation secret?
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Yes.
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She was embarrassed and begged me not to tell anyone.
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I understand the promise.
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I don't understand lying to me.
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You shouldn't have to understand it.
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I handled it badly.
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I spent all night wondering who you were with.
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I know, and I'm sorry I put you through that.
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Then look me in the eyes one more time.
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Okay, I'm looking at you.
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Is there anything else you're hiding from me?
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No, that's the whole truth.
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Are you sure?
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Yes.
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And if Sarah needs help again, I'll tell you I'm going.
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Good.
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I'm not asking you to stop helping her.
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You're not?
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No. I'm asking you to stop making me discover the truth by accident.
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That's fair.
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No more secret excuses.
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I'm still angry, Leo.
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Trust doesn't repair itself in five minutes.
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I understand.
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I'll earn it back instead of asking you to forget.
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Good, because that's the first thing you've said tonight that I completely believe.
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I don't believe you.
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Stop right there, Daniel.
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Don't.. don't come any closer.
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Emma, please.
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Just let me explain.
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Explain what?
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You disappeared all night.
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I know.
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I know how this looks.
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No, you don't.
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I called you 12 times.
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I saw the calls later.
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I'm sorry.
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Later?
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Daniel, I called hospitals looking for you.
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Wait.
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Hospitals?
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Yes, and then I called the police.
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Emma, I had no idea.
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Of course you didn't.
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You weren't here.
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I didn't mean to disappear.
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Then where were you?
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Okay, this is going to sound crazy.
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Just tell me the truth.
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I spent half the night chasing a taxi.
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You what?
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I thought my phone was incited.
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Oh, come on, Daniel.
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I'm serious.
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No, I don't believe you.
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I knew you wouldn't.
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Because it makes no sense.
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I know, but just let me finish.
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Fine, go on.
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After work, I stopped at that little cafe.
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Wait, what cafe?
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The one near my office.
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You told me you were working late.
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I was.
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I stopped there afterwards.
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Hmm.
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Okay.
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Keep going.
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I had coffee, paid, and left. And then?
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I got into a taxi.
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A few minutes later, I got out.
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Daniel, get to the point.
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I checked my pocket, and my phone wasn't there.
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So you called the taxi company?
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I couldn't.
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My phone was missing.
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Borrow someone's phone.
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I should have.
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I wasn't thinking clearly.
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Clearly.
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Emma, please, I was panicking.
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Fine, what did you do?
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I saw the taxi turning down the next street.
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Don't tell me you ran after it.
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I did, for about a minute.
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Oh my God, Daniel.
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Then I stopped another taxi and followed it.
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This is unbelievable.
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I know how stupid it sounds.
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Stupid?
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I thought you were lying in a hospital somewhere.
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I know.
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And hearing that makes me feel terrible.
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So where did the taxi go?
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It stopped outside a hotel. And?
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A woman got out, holding a phone.
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Your phone?
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That's what I thought.
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What happened?
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I ran over and said, that's my phone.
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Please don't tell me you grabbed it.
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No, but she got angry.
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Why?
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She said, what are you talking about?
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This is mine.
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And you believed her?
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Not at first.
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We argued for five minutes.
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Oh, Daniel.
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Then she unlocked it.
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Wait, she unlocked your phone?
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No, that's when I realized something was wrong.
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What do you mean?
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It wasn't my phone.
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Then whose phone were you chasing?
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Hers.
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What?
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What?
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I must have picked up her phone at the cafe.
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Hold on.
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Then where was yours?
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I checked my jacket again.
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Daniel.
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It was in the inside pocket.
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No. No way.
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Yeah.
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You had your phone the whole time?
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Apparently, yes.
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Oh, my God.
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I don't believe you.
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I wouldn't believe me either. Was it even working?
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Yes, it was just on silent.
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Daniel, I was crying all night.
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Emma, I'm so sorry.
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I kept calling again and again.
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I know.
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Every time it went unanswered, I thought, maybe something happened.
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Hey, look at me.
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No, I'm still angry.
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You have every right to be.
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I called hospitals, Daniel.
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Do you understand that?
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I do now.
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At three in the morning, I was sitting here thinking you might be dead.
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Emma, please.
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And now you're telling me you were chasing the wrong phone?
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I know.
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It sounds awful.
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It doesn't sound awful.
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It sounds impossible.
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But it's true.
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I don't know whether to shout at you or cry.
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You can do both.
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I deserve it.
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This isn't funny.
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I know.
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Sorry.
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Bad timing.
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You really scared me.
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I can see that now.
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For one moment, I thought I'd never see you again.
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Emma?
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Don't.
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Just give me a second.
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Okay.
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I'm angry because I care about you.
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And I hate that I made you go through this.
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Promise me something.
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Anything.
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If something like this happens again, find a way to call me.
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I will.
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I promise.
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Borrow a phone, find a police officer, do anything.
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I will.
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You won't spend another night wondering where I am.
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I still don't believe that ridiculous story.
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Fair enough.
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But I believe you didn't mean to hurt me.
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I didn't.
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I swear.
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Come here, idiot.
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I'm still angry with you.
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I'll take that over you never speaking to me again.
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Leave me alone.
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Mark, open this door.
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Why is your suitcase packed?
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Lisa, put it down.
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Please, leave me alone. At midnight?
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Where are you planning to go?
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Somewhere else.
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That's all you need to know.
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No, it isn't.
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You've been acting strange for weeks.
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Keep your voice down.
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Mom and Dad are sleeping.
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Then give me one good reason not to wake them.
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Because they have enough to worry about already.
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Mark, your hands are shaking.
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What happened?
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Nothing you can fix.
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Just move away from the door.
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I'm not moving until you tell me the truth.
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Why can't you respect what I'm asking?
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Because this doesn't look like someone who needs space it looks like someone running away.
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Maybe leaving is the smartest thing I can do.
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That sentence just made this much more serious.
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Lisa, don't turn this into a bigger problem.
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You packed a suitcase in the middle of the night.
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It's already a big problem.
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Fine.
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You want the truth?
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I lost my job.
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What do you mean you lost your job?
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They fired me three weeks ago.
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Three weeks?
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You leave for work every morning.
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I sit in cafes and apply for jobs until evening.
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So every morning you've been pretending?
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I didn't want Mom asking questions.
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Why hide something this important?
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Because losing my job isn't the worst part.
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There's more?
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What haven't you told us?
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Do you remember Dad's hospital bill? Of course.
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You said insurance covered it.
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It didn't.
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I paid most of it.
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How?
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You didn't have that kind of money?
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I borrowed $5 ,000.
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$5 ,000?
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From a bank?
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No, from someone I knew.
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Why does the way you said that worry me?
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Because he wants the money back now.
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How soon are we talking? By Friday.
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He called again this morning.
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And what happens if you can't pay?
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He didn't exactly make it sound optional.
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Did he threaten you?
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Not directly, but I understood him.
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And your solution was to disappear? here?
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My solution was to find work somewhere else.
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With one suitcase and no plan?
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I have a friend in another city.
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He said there might be work.
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Might be is not a plan, Mark.
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Staying here with no income isn't a plan either.
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Then why not tell us before leaving?
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Because Dad is still recovering and mom barely sleeps
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so you decided to vanish
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and make everyone panic instead i was going to leave a
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note a note seriously mark what else was i supposed to
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do talk to us like a family instead of making decisions for everyone
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and tell dad his hospital treatment put me in debt No!
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Tell him you chose to help him, and now you need help too.
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He'll blame himself.
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Maybe at first, but imagine how he'd feel if you disappeared.
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That's exactly why I wanted to leave quietly.
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Quietly doesn't mean painlessly.
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You make it sound simple.
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It isn't simple.
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That's why running away won't solve it.
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Then tell me what will.
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First, we tell Mom and Dad what happened.
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And after they finish yelling at me?
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Then we look at the debt properly and decide what's actually possible.
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You think $5 ,000 just appears somehow? no but neither does a solution
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while you're hiding in cafes that was low lisa maybe
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but you need to hear it i was trying you know
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i know you were you just chose the worst possible way
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to handle it i thought protecting everyone was my responsibility protecting us doesn't mean lying to us.
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So what am I supposed to do with this suitcase now?
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Unpack it.
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You're not going anywhere tonight.
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You really think I should stay?
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Yes.
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Tomorrow may be ugly, but at least we'll know what we're facing.
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I don't know how to start that conversation.
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Start with the truth.
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The rest will come will you stay when i tell them i'll stay
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but you're doing the talking fair enough i probably deserve
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that you do now put the suitcase back all right i'm
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staying good tomorrow we deal with the problem not run from
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it there's someone in my hotel room excuse me um there's a serious problem with my room.
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oh I'm sorry what happened there's already someone staying in it
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someone was inside your room no I didn't see anyone but their stuff was everywhere oh
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okay what room did we give you room 408 408 let me check
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that there were two suitcases beside the bed clothes were on
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the chair too are you sure you went into room 408
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yes i'm sure i checked the number twice and your key card actually opened the door
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yes that's what scares me hmm
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that definitely shouldn't happen i'm very sorry there was even a
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laptop on the desk someone is clearly staying there did you
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touch anything in the room no of course not i closed the door
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and came straight back good thank you for doing that
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but how could my key open their room that's a serious problem you're absolutely right let me check the reservation
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what if that guest had been inside imagine me just walking in I understand.
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That would have been extremely uncomfortable.
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And what if someone gets a key to my room later?
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That worries me, too.
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I completely understand.
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We need to find out what happened.
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Is room 408 supposed to be occupied?
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According to this screen, no. It shows the room as available.
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Well, it definitely isn't available.
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Hmm, let me check our room access system too.
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Wait, there's another system?
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Yes, one handles reservations, the other controls room access.
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And they can show different information?
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They shouldn't, but sometimes there can be a system error.
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Okay, what does the other one say?
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Give me a second.
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Sure.
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Wait, I think I found something.
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What?
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What happened?
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Room 408 was assigned yesterday.
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It was given to Mr. Carter.
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So there really is another guest staying there?
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Yes, his booking is until tomorrow.
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Then why did your first system say the room was empty?
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Hmm, it says he checked out this morning.
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But he obviously didn't.
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No, it looks like he was marked as checked out by mistake.
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And then you gave his room to me?
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Unfortunately, yes, that's what happened.
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Wow, so two people were given the same room?
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Yes, and I sincerely apologize.
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Please deactivate my key to room 408.
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I shouldn't be able to open that door.
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Absolutely.
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I'm deactivating it right now.
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Thank you.
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And I need another room. Of course.
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I'll find one immediately.
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Please make sure it's actually empty this time.
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I will.
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I'm going to call housekeeping myself.
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Good.
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I'd feel much better if someone checked first.
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One moment.
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Hello, housekeeping?
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Could you check room 612 for me?
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Is that another available room?
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Yes, but I want confirmation before giving you the key.
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Thank you.
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After room 408, I'd rather be sure.
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Absolutely.
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Okay, thank you.
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Is everything okay?
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Yes, room 612 is clean and completely empty.
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Are you sure nobody is staying there?
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Yes, I also checked it in both systems.
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Okay, I'll take it.
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I'm also upgrading you to a larger room.
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There will be no extra charge.
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Oh, thank you.
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I appreciate that.
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Here's your new key card, room 612.
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And this key only opens 612, right?
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Yes, I checked that too.
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Good.
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Sorry, but after what happened, I had to ask.
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No need to apologize.
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I completely understand.
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All right, hopefully there are no surprise suitcases this time.
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Definitely not.
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And again, I'm very sorry.
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Thank you for fixing it.
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I'm just glad no one was inside that room.
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Why did you charge me twice?
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Excuse me, um, I think there's a problem with my payment.
581
Oh, okay.
582
What happened?
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I think I was charged twice.
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I just got two notifications.
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Twice?
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For the same bill?
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Yes, both are for $64.
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Hmm, that's strange.
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Do you still have your receipt?
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Yes, here it is.
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I paid just a few minutes ago.
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Okay, let me check the register.
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Sure.
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It only shows one payment here.
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Are you sure the second charge went through?
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i think so look at my phone hmm yeah i see two charges same amount too
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exactly so i paid 128 for a 64 dinner wait don't worry yet one of them might be temporary
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temporary what does that mean sometimes a failed payment still appears for a while then it disappears automatically.
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But my first payment didn't fail.
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The machine said it was approved.
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Did you top your card more than once?
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Um, yes, actually.
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The waiter asked me to try again.
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Oh, what happened the first time?
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The screen froze.
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Nothing happened for a few seconds.
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And then you topped again?
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Yes, the second time it said approved.
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Hmm, that may explain it.
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Let me check the card machine.
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Okay, because both charges look real on my phone.
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I understand.
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Give me a second.
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Sure.
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Wait, I can see both attempts now.
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So I really was charged twice?
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It looks like the first payment went through.
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The screen just didn't show it.
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Seriously?
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Then why did your waiter ask me to pay again?
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He probably thought the first one failed.
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The machine froze at the wrong moment.
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Well, now I'm $64 short.
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You're right.
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I'm sorry about that.
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Can you refund one of the payments?
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Yes, absolutely.
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I can do it right now.
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How long will the refund take?
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Usually a few business days.
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It depends on your bank.
632
A few days?
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I was hoping it would come back immediately.
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I understand.
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Unfortunately, the bank controls that part.
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Hmm.
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Okay.
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As long as I know it's coming back.
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It definitely is.
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I'll give you a refund receipt, too.
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Good.
642
I'd like to keep proof this time.
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Absolutely.
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Here you go.
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Okay.
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It says $64 refunded.
647
Yes, keep that until the money appears in your account.
648
I will.
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Thank you for fixing it.
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Of course, and I'm sorry you had to come back.
651
It's okay.
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I'm glad I checked my phone before leaving.
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So am I.
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Otherwise, you might not have noticed until later.
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Exactly.
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That would have been a very expensive dinner.
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Definitely more expensive than anything on our menu.
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No kidding.
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One dinner was enough for me.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 658 sentences and 3722 words to shadow. The speech runs for 33:13. The speaker talks at a steady 112 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| suitcase noun | /ˈsutkeɪs/ | A large (usually rectangular) piece of luggage used for carrying clothes, and sometimes suits, when travelling. |
| taxi noun | /ˈtæksi/ | A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, particularly one with an automated meter to calculate the fare. |
| disappear verb | /dɪsəˈpɪɹ/ | To vanish. |
| refund noun | /ɹɪˈfʌnd/ | An amount of money returned. |
| chase verb | /t͡ʃeɪs/ | To follow at speed. |
| borrow verb | /ˈbɑɹ.oʊ/ | To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it. |
| litter noun | /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ | Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals. |
| pocket noun | /ˈpɑ.kɪt/ | A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items. |
| temporary adjective | /ˈtɛmp(əˌɹ)ɛɹi/ | Not permanent; existing only for a period or periods of time. |
| awful adjective | /ˈɔːfʊl/ | Very bad. |
| silent adjective | /ˈsaɪ̯lənt/ | Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet. |
| shake verb | /ˈʃeɪk/ | To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly. |
| midnight noun | /ˈmɪd(ˌ)naɪt/ | The middle of the night: the sixth temporal hour, equidistant between sunset and sunrise. |
| panic noun | /ˈpænɪk/ | Overwhelming fear or fright, often affecting groups of people or animals; (countable) an instance of this; a fright, a scare. |
| apologize verb | /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/ | To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come back verb | To return to a place. |
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. |
| check out verb | To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.). |
| get out verb | To leave or escape. |
| run away verb | To flee by running. |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. |
| hide behind verb | To use someone or something as a shield in order to avoid taking responsibility for something; to avoid attention by using someone or something as a shield. |
| pick up verb | To lift; to grasp and raise. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 162 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, didn't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: bother /ˈbɑðɚ/, threaten /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shake /ˈʃeɪk/, shout /ʃaʊt/, reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/, confirmation /ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/, notification /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/
- Long words — get the stress right: temporary /ˈtɛmp(əˌɹ)ɛɹi/, apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/, reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/, complicated /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/, ridiculous /ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like suitcase, taxi, disappear.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | has been going · You've been acting · you've been pretending |
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | If I tell you, I'll betray · if you don't, you'll lose · if Sarah needs help again, I'll tell |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | being forced · was incited · be occupied |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | I've never told · you've already decided · hasn't paid |
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.