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left her with an even deeper scar. She had managed to remove all possible doubt about her sanity and she was convinced that it was going to be the end of whatever chance she could ever have with James. She rose to look for a broom from the kitchenette but suddenly tripped on a piece of clothing that was lying on the floor. When she looked down and saw the state that James’s sweater was in, her heart just sank.
     

Chapter Four
     
    H er date night with James was a disaster! She had finally embarrassed herself beyond imagination. As she continued to pick the tissues all spawn in front of the television, she knew that she did not have much time. If she was to ever make it to work in time, she was supposed to go there and then. All she managed to do was have a change of clothes and brush her teeth. She was going to get a strong cup of coffee along the way to work. In that way, her head would have cleared enough for her to have a fruitful day at work, so she thought. At work all she could think about was how stupid she was and how much she had embarrassed herself. There did not seem to be any way in which one could have a comeback from such an embarrassment. It was all eating her up inside. By tea time, she was exhausted not from work, but from over thinking.
    Even though she had first considered that talking to the guys at work was impossible, they were the only other available resource for a heartfelt conversation considering that she had burnt that bridge with James. Moreover, the conversation that she needed to have here was going to be about the very same brother. She decided that she was not going to have tea alone but she was going to join the boys at the truck park. She seemed to be a welcome addition to the family. Although they knew her and even tried inviting her for afternoon drinks, they had never been in a relaxed environment with her. She was a definitely welcome addition to the scene.
    In a place flooded with testosterone, a sister does not have to be in stilettos and wear expensive perfume and makeup to be appealing. At least that was the impression that she got from them and she felt a bit more at ease. After a little bit of some small talk, she introduced the conversation of what makes boys and girls tick. The group was just getting heated up on the subject when they had to get back to work.
    As she sat with the workload in front of her, she was thinking about the embarrassing situation and what would happen when she got back home. She knew that things were messed between herself and James and she wanted to have them fixed. While she was still in her office deliberating on the issue, a guy came from the cluster of truckers. She was being invited to join the boys for an after work drinking session at the pub not very far from where they worked.
    Cynthia had a dilemma. She wanted to get home to James in time to apologise and explain herself. She was also the one who had brought up the subject matter of the boy and girl thing so she was by implication the one who necessitated that they all meet for drinks in the evening. While the talk or even the advice that the guys would give her had the potential of bias, she could still gain valuable insights on the mind of a man by going out with them. The other side of the coin was this; James was going to come up to her place to see if she was doing alright after a terrible night. She would also get the chance to apologise to him for her bad behaviour and even offer to get him a new sweater.
    She played around the two possible places where she could spend the evening. There was a downfall to each one of them. She did not want to lose the momentum that she had created with the guys earlier on in the days and she sure did not want to give them the chance to make advances on her. On the other hand there was no guarantee that James would show his face and in fact it would be more logical for him to steer clear of the psychotic woman that she had shown herself to be. A