Twice Upon A Star

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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

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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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