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e Flint had turned a bruised, unnatural shade of purple, and the wind began to howl through the narrow

face turned purple

her voice shrill enough to shatter glass. "You drag your feet just like that useless piece of trash who fath

y backward. I heard a highly satisfying, faint pop as her joint was strained to its absolute limit. I tightened my iron grip

atic elegance vanished instantly as her knees buckled slightly, nearly dro

ft and flat, cutting through her screams. "For a so called high cl

l tightly, but he did not dare to intervene. I coldly released Susan's arm, leaving h

ead, I pointed to the corner coffee sho

justing my backpack. "To collect

" Susan hissed, trembling with p

d by her fury. "You can wait here, or you ca

ly humiliated in front of the driver or waiting thirty minutes, she chose the latter. She stormed back to the Lin

ent of roasted coffee beans and sweet pastries instantly eased some of the tension

e full of genuine sadness. She was one of the few sources of warmth in

the afternoon rush. I desperately needed this last paycheck to cover the final portion

y rhythm on the wooden floor. She had left her umbrella in the car, and the sudden gust of wind had messed up her pe

ce trembling with pain and fury from the earlier

cash envelope from Holly. "After all, I only ever had my elderly,

mediately by a deafening clap of thunder that rattled the coffee cups on the tables. The lights in the shop flickered wildl

the crowd. She glanced at it, her face turning pale. "Oh my god, the weather service just

ert. She pulled it out, and her expression

soaked from the brief run. "Ma'am, the Interstate 90 is closed in both directions! Ther

windows, and finally, her eyes locked on me. Her gaze was filled with a furiou

lly wiping the counter with a cloth. "Looks like we ar

single word. She was completely trapped. She was trapped