on the drafting table. Her stomach twisted in
ble?" Paige asked softly. Emilia quickly looked away, s
ng ringtone made her flinch. The screen li
studio. She ran into the concrete stairwell,
l, hysterical scream pierced right throug
the concrete walls. "The hospital gave us the final notice! If we don't pay to
oblem-" Emilia choked
es!" Delphia shrieked. "You are
es gave out. She slid down the freezing concrete wall until she hit the flo
zzed in her ear. The weight of the entire world
rom the burner number. It was an addre
ter: "Be here at 8 PM for your medical
ood ran cold. He was the middleman. He was going to
911. But the image of her father, pale and d
own on her lower lip so hard she tasty. She opened her map ap
, glass-fronted luxury building. She wore a cheap, oversized
eezing air-conditioning of the lobby. The security g
ly changed to extreme respect. He swiped a keycard, openi
ss of gravity made Emilia's stomach hea
d in thick, expensive carpet. Every step felt like walking barefoot on
y as she reached out an
nd later, the heavy lock c
entryway. A blast of cold air mixed with the faint
ck to her, pouring a drink at the wet bar. He wore
ed around. He swirled the ambe
standing by the door. He looked at her
ordered, his voi
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