Finding Her Flavor

fountain, a perfect picture of M

r expression was serene, but

manity, she thought. I need a five-patty burge

lton family, a constant performance of unbothered elegance. H

' s Literacy Gala, a pinnacle o

r, eyes sharp. "Ava, darling, you look divine.

idea of ordering a whole pizza t

he recently discovered biologic

de, a stark contrast to Ava' s curated calm. Skyler' s

on, a delicate silk square. Ava, for a f

handle of a designer bag I'll never use t

diately started bidding, her voice loud, d

her breath, "Skyler, such

e. "It's quite alright, S

e hot chicken food truck for a week. Level three spice. My mouth is watering. Can' t exactly eat that in this dr

nly frowned, glancing at Ava with a strange,

Mr. Hamilton mur

erene expression u

. Impossible. Guideline num

as flustered. She held up the

hand, a piece she' d found in her biological mother' s old things. She' d been

to shimmer for a moment, u

hed over Ava, so faint

e I do need