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by Lauren Alan
12/30/25
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When Paul and Dina arrived at The Starving Dragon, they were greeted by the friendly manager, Mr. Wong. "Good evening, Paul and Dina! How are my favorite customers doing? My, my, Paul. You look a lot happier than you'd been looking these past few weeks!"

Paul smiled. "Thank you, Mr. Wong," he said. "I was kind of going through a hard time, but I'm doing a lot better."

"That's good. I don't like seeing my favorite customers sad. What can I get for you two?"

"Oh, you know, the orange chicken, the white rice, the brown rice, the egg rolls, the noodles, the broccoli --- the usual," Dina replied.

"Okay, coming right up." Mr. Wong went to tell the kitchen staff to prepare the food for Paul and Dina.

Suddenly a voice from behind them called, "Paul! Hi! Do you like Chinese food, too?"

Paul turned around and was surprised to see Judith Spencer standing behind him. "Hi, Judith. How are you doing? Nice to see you. Yes, this is one of my favorite restaurants. My little sister and I also love burgers and pizza. Judith, this is my sister, Dina." Turning to Dina, he said, "Dina, honey, this is Judith. She goes to school with me."

"Nice to meet you, Judith." Dina smiled and shook Judith's hand. She seems really nice, Dina thought to herself. From the look in her eyes, I can tell she's been in love with my brother for years. I hope she's the one I've been praying for!

"Nice to meet you, Dina. Nice to see you both," Judith replied. She studied Paul's face. "You look a lot happier than you had these last few weeks," she remarked.

Paul shrugged. "I'd been going through a hard time. As you probably know, Bridget and I broke up."

"I figured that when I didn't see you guys walking down the hallways together anymore," Judith replied. "I'm so sorry that happened to you." On the other hand, I'm thrilled that you're available, she thought to herself.

"Thanks. My little sister just reminded me that it's for the best. She's been wonderful. She's been encouraging me all the way and praying for me," Paul said as he put his arm around Dina and cuddled her close to his side.

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