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Hannah paid with a credit card. The young man at the cash register put everything in a filmy plastic bag. As they left the store, Hannah reached inside the bag and extracted a familiar-looking orange box, handing it to Abby. "Here. Keep this one in your purse."
"Thank you," Abby said, feeling tears rush to her eyes. She looked away. She felt joyous that she now was prepared to do what was needed, but her tears were not entirely from happiness.
She was one step closer to leaving Mike.

A short while later, Hannah drove Abby to the street in front of Mike's office. Before getting out of the car, Abby asked, "May I borrow the credit card?"
"Sure," Hannah said, her curiosity obvious in her hazel eyes as she took the card from her wallet and handed it to Abby.
But Abby did not explain. She had an errand to run. She walked a few blocks to the store called The Nature Company, where she made a purchase.
Then, returning to Mike's building, she greeted the now-familiar guard behind the desk. Swallowing the fearful lump in her throat, she used the elevator to go upstairs.
Lydia was on the phone. "I understand, Mr. Rousseau," she said, shaking her head so that her short curls bobbed about the petite features of her face. Her blue eyes appeared quite irritated. "But like I said, Mr. Danziger is in a meeting. He's not taking calls."

 
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