Twice Upon A Star
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S were the sa
sweat. I pressed my fingers to my eyelids, trying
e acrid smoke at the back of my throat, could he
the incessant pounding coming from it. I pulled the door op
it. It fascinated me. How much beer does
elly and burped. I
rent," he said w
this dump? People should be living here for fre
ple out there, you're welcome to join them. Believe it or not, I have a waitlist o
would want to live in this woebegone place, bu
myself to my fate. He mumbled the amount, and
te. I should call the DHCR. You're robb
week or clear out. This is why I wanted to tell your room
d to the stairs. For a brief mom
he door?" I called out to my r
nvolved in one mishap or the other yet kept up this peppy
uldn't be surprised if she'd somehow gotten t
o stuff something under her pillow. She stared at me and I looked back at
rd about her body language. When she didn't answer, I walked over
as I scanned the documents, l
e fuck are you doin
hin. "You refuse to tell me anything about you, so I took matters into m
hings?" I demanded, my voice getting colder by the second. Before she could sa
. Our bre
I paced the living room. This was why I didn't like people. They inva
on fire." She said, then proceeded to blow on it, expecting f
an. I watched as it fell on the couch, the only one we
n't so distant anymore. I was transported back to that place I didn't want to be in, feeli
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t out of
d answer, "
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resent. I realized then that I had moved until my back w
of...surprised me," Anna said. I loo
t o
late for work if I didn't hurry. I was never late, but due to the two str
I realize I was wrong for snooping through your th
n the table. For my couch," I cut in, my voice cool and steady despite how b
geal
d me. Fuc
first customer of the day walked towards me, the expression on her face telling me that
spaper stand caught my eye. I plucked one out, my eyes reading th
hing for for months had just been dropped into my lap. It was a job ad fo
n as the customer yelled after me. I took the subway and
building that had been left to rot and probably housed gangsters or drug addicts, I
ok two steps in before an arm wrapped around my throa
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