silence inside the shop is deafening, broken onl
my body in a sudden
smeared across the floor. This shop was my life. It was my
ken pieces of a ceramic pot. I try to push the pieces together, but my fingers
even pool, a strong
p is firm, hauling me away
" he c
aid kit under the counter, and pulls a sterile wip
m such a burden. You helped me, and now look at this. I don't e
ess grips his chest. He thinks of his massive, empty estate in New York. H
ce is stiff. "We are legally
y good hand. "But we're annulling it tomorro
. He remembers my li
d as you told your mother, I have massive credit card debt. I
y lips. The tension in my chest
s Jennings: Buy a standard, middle-class apartment in Cen
helps me dig my small suitcase out from under a falle
y hand. We walk out, and I l
City. The car is quiet. I lean my head against
ing. We take a creaky elevator to the third floor. Ethan
furniture is basic IKEA. There is a
enuinely impressed. "It
presses a physical shudder of disgust. His b
m again, but my phone vibra
elp. Boss is forcing me to work a double shift. I ca
in my veins.
g toward the door. "My sister is stu
ns. "I'll
gh today. Gas is expensive, and you ne
b the spare key off the co
ng room. He watches from the window as I spr
s into the small kitchen and opens the fridge.
es and meat. A massive headache
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