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Claudia smiled again. "Oh, I really didn't expect you to be so reserved."
"What else can I do? I'm still underage, so I won't ask a man to marry me. That would be mad."
Claudia laughed so hard that her shoulders shook. It felt as if Sylvia had told her the funniest joke possible.
"What are you laughing at?"
Finding it baffling, Sylvia rolled her eyes at Claudia.
Claudia finally stopped laughing and said, "Do you feel that we are actually like two old friends? Although we just met yesterday, we actually can talk about anything already."
Sylvia nodded. "Yeah, you're right. To think I actually hated you yesterday."
"Did you hate me a lot and feel like beating me to death?"