The silence didn't last long. A single snicker broke out near the doors, followed instantly by another. Within three seconds, the entire carriage erupted into an uncontrollable wave of collective, roaring laughter.
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"Look at that!" someone yelled from the back. "Karma's a real pain, huh?!" the man with the briefcase yelled over the uproar, wiping a tear of laughter from his eye. The young woman panicked, her face turning crimson beneath the dripping coffee.
She grabbed a thin napkin from her pocket and began furiously dabs at her sleeves, only succeeding in smearing the dark coffee stain deeper into her clothes.
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