The party

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"Do I know you?"

He asked, dimming his eyes.

She gulped down some saliva.

"Sorry I must be in the wrong office"

She replied with a grin, turning to walk out .

"But you're an applicant or are you not?"

He asked with a straight face.

His words made her pause her steps. She still had her back turned towards him . She was avoiding his face . His eyes were a rare kind of gray . They looked hypnotic or was it just her?.

"Perhaps I'm in the wrong building "

She replied, grabbing the knob. She hurried out , breathing heavily . She walked on till she was out of the building. 

"Taxi..!"

She called , holding out her hand once she saw an oncoming can.

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Handing her a cup of tea, Gwen moved to sit beside her on the couch. 

"How did it go?"

She asked Viola.

Having taken a sip from the tea, Viola withdrew her lips as the steam massaged her face.