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est Buy. Sarah needed a new tablet for her

sleek, high-end model. It was about $1,300. "With th

it. You deserve it, an

ignificant purchase she' d make using Carol' s

it. A small beep.

, frowning. "It' s sayi

t? That can' t be right. Ther

n?" Chloe suggeste

once more. "Sorry,

ened in Sarah' s stomach.

her arm. "Let's go to an ATM. W

on the counter. Sarah felt a prickle

hand slightly trembling. She keyed in the PIN C

, then displayed t

ht hundred dollars. Not

she wh

shoulder. "Eight hun

ed dollars," Sarah said, her voic

ft had brought shattered, replaced by a