You race into a restaurant, 30 minutes late for a date with your friend. You see her sitting in a booth with two strangers, engaged in a heated argument. As you approach, your friend secretly signals a warning to stay away. You take a table alone, and shortly thereafter your friend presses her finger to her lips as she leaves with the strangers. Days later she tells you everything that happened.
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