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Twice Upon A Star

Chapter 5 Five.

Word Count: 1290    |    Released on: 19/02/2025

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minding me to pay the four months advance by Friday or get out) or the hesitant knocking of

my doorstep. I raised an eyebrow. "Are you lost

, but now I know I'm in the right place

hbors. "What

hoodie. "Nothing. Someone just asked me

d a hand in a wave and sauntered off in

uare of paper. A phone number was scribble

re out who it was. I pulled out

sent errand boys

o come myself, but I figured you won't be pleased

ated. How can

o, Miss Starr. I slept

t a fan of beating

ered," he clear

u. There's an open spot in my company and I think

run a search on me. "Thank y

left a very long voicemail for me, yelling at

he store pays enough to cover all you

ut

cked. I just want to satisfy my conscience that I've done s

em I was thinking it ov

e phone. "This morning, actually," he gav

ob interview at Sunset Corp. I told you m

imated you. Just don't fuck

ht would be appropriate interview attire but

h a metal detector scan and had cost me an arm and

Corp. it was like walking into a hive. There were people everywhere, wal

tion tag and escorted to an elevator that woul

er, I found myself in a plush reception area with a han

n minutes later when my name was called

nd smiled at me. I'd gotten more smiles in my direction

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for the o

th the basics," his tone change to a professiona

ld are

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us occu

enience stores and gas stations

a job after t

to his. "Somet

k did you hold

o at the back of my mind.

on my way to getting promo

ver left mine. "And

ous explosion ringing in my

r search on me. Wasn

o hear from yo

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et out o

can

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a reason. I'd come too far to let anything ruin thi

to the medal and the plaque buried at the bottom of my

*

u would win," he'd whispered. "One

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, I

"It must have been har

want. A medal I shouldn't have in the first pl

y function in the military, my skill level at strat

stretched out a hand and I took it, tensing when the warmth

d. I was eager to get out of here. My ears wer

to say. "Can I

closer to the edge than I've been i

pened to

My chest tightened until

ow that name? It was su

was curious so I pulled a few strings. There was an Ezekiel Starr in your

he right to dig up people's live? You're as bad a

age brimming up inside m

Blaine said, t

b

ed red. I fell

g, I snatched my dagger out of its

being careful. I mig

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