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At seven o'clock in the evening.
The ground floor of Leah's apartment.
Ernest parked his car. Leah took her keys and said, "I'll bring the turtles up first. I bought a little too many things, so I might have to trouble you with helping me carry them."
"I'll take this one. You can go ahead and send the turtles up, and then you don't have to come down." He said, "I can take these up myself."
"Then you can take care of this downstairs while I start cooking some tacos. That way we can start dinner earlier."
"Okay." He was very willing to do as she said.
Leah carried the plastic box that contained her two turtles. She was also carrying a backpack as well as one bag in her hands as she went upstairs to open the door.
Ernest came up soon after. He carried three bags in each hand, and he looked rather strong.
Ernest was behind Leah when they reached her floor, and she quickly opened the doors and made way for him to enter.