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22nd July 2019, part two

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22nd July 2019, part two...

Ben was sitting in the car lot when the door opened and Phil came in...

"Been looking everywhere for you." Phil says.

"Didn't think to check my place of work? I'm busy." Ben muttered.

Phil then turned the card around, showing the card to Ben.

Phil placed the card beside Ben, sitting down on the chair

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Phil placed the card beside Ben, sitting down on the chair.

"Come on, talk to me." Phil tells Ben.

"You don't care." Ben said.

"Well, I'll still be here." Said Phil.

Phil sighed, staring at Ben.

"The other night... some blokes were laughing... just like the people that killed Danielle."

"Well, you didn't

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"Well, you didn't. You did good standing up for yourself and not taking it from people like that coz you shouldn't." Phil says.

"Because I'm a Mitchell?" Asked Ben.

"No, coz you're strong and they're nothing. I see it in you, you know, in the businesses... you're tough; you stand up for yourself, don't you?" Phil asked.

"I miss her so much. Everything was... everything was better when I was with her. I was better, you know. Something more. It scared me. I'm never... I'm never gonna be that person again." Ben tells Phil.

"Listen, you should... you should concentrate on a business, you know. Your future. Danielle wouldn't want you wallowing like this, would she?" Asked Phil.

"What? I mean... I mean, how... how... how would you know what Danielle would want? You... you didn't even get to know her. You had every... every chance, but you... you didn't want to know. Get out!" Ben shouted.

"Ben." Said Phil.

"I said... I said, get out! Go!" Ben shouted. "Just go."

Phil stood up, walking out of the car lot, and leaving Ben alone.

Later, Ben was sitting at a table in the pub, drinking beer, and Phil walked in...

"Well, same again?" Asked Phil.

Phil sat down at the table with Ben, putting a trophy down in front of Ben.

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