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"Oh, wait," Alyssa said as she came to a halt, "I should contact Kuya Angelo first and cancel that ice cream date." She quickly dialed Kuya Angelo's number, which he thankfully answered. "Hello, Kuya," she inquires. "Are you still in the library?"

He inquires, "Yeah, why? Is your class over?"

"I skipped class," Alyssa said nervously. "Kuya, about that ice cream later, I have to cancel it," she added.

As she heard him get up from his chair, he inquired, "Why is there something wrong? Where are you?"

"Actually, there is an emergency; Clydesdale was involved in an accident, and I'm on my way to the hospital right now," she explained, her voice trembling.

"Which hospital? I'll accompany you," Angelo says hurriedly.

As she entered the emergency room, Alyssa said, "La Meissa Medical, you can catch up because I'm already here in the emergency room."

"All right," Angelo said as he hung up the phone.

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