Just a cup of coffee
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Last published Mon, Jul 18, 2016
Three fallen friends.
Two unlikely partners.
And just a cup of coffee.
Life was pretty simple for Ria owner of a quiet cafe with a pending psychology degree, not much has happened in her short life of twenty-three years. But in the span of twenty four hours she managed to land her butt in jail, have three of her friends missing and make an at first impression enemy.
*it may be boring in the beginning please give it a chance :)
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