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would develop a headache. She walked straight to me

and took her seat beside me. She said she wanted to

have a talk with me. I was very angry and shouted,

“What are you going to talk about? I don’t know you.

I refuse to talk to you. We have nothing to do with

each other. Please don’t try to disturb me! Please get

away! I don’t know you!”

“You don’t know me? If you don’t, how could

you hug me?” she said at the top of her voice. It was

clear that she wanted all the teachers in my office to

hear her. The teachers came around to listen. Great

Smoker jumped to her feet.

She pointed at me and denounced, “This guy is a

love rat!” She hugged me. When she was hugging

me, she mouthed every word slowly, “He said he

loved me. He…”

“You talk nonsense! I haven’t hugged you!” I

exclaimed, then I said to my colleagues, “I swear, I

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