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e as she hikes herself up to the front sea

ge vehicle, it's almost comical. I'm s

mirror and winces at her messy reflection.

's clear from the way she folds her arms across her chest

ahead. I linger there, on her sid

hard to look away from you? She doesn't say much on the

gh to keep her from being swallowed up in the void of

y-seven. I'm thirty. Guess

Her sister and parents now live in Brooklyn. S

hear her thoughts. What are her dreams? What does she do for a living? Is it her passion or something to pay the bills? W

ly decorated. The glass coffee table has a large photography book on various colorful bird

hat takes up a large part of her wall. I don't know anything ab

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anks,"

r. Not good. I look over at the locks on her windows and they suck ev

Vader guy is coming after m

rity right now is getting as

ay," she sa

mean to scare

scared," she s

ne. You're a

your problem?

t trying to make

ng me my secu

ing gum on the door. The locks on your window

sn't make me

, after you

you are s

t? I'm s

You're kind

don't want the truth no matt

uthful? Great. Then tell me the truth,

d later than I did, chunks of your brains would be spl

e my mouth, I know I fucked u

over to her and hold her. She sobs into my che

the f**k was I thinking? I take her over to the sofa and have her sit down. I enter h

her kettle with water, and place it on the burner. She has like ten hundred

where she's shaking and l

ie to you about that. But we'll get them fixed. I know a great locksmith, he'll come first thing in the morning. Bu

her but I don't dare try. I would be cross

I tell her as I help her stand up. Sh

t mean I would join

ttle. It floods my

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