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what had frozen me in place. The moment her eyes landed on the scene before us, she recoiled

eleased a sigh of relief as I found out he was still breathing. I

d, still standing at the doo

the people my dad had been owing before he disappeared; they must h

rd was definitely going to throw me and my grandmother out once

id they write the reason why they l

s bad enough that I couldn't pay my rent and could barely afford food to eat, but owing very dangerous

, let's leave, we could alert someone or make a se

er know I wasn't ready for any form of argument right now, so sh

sleeping. I tried arranging the sitting room quie

work?" Ava asked as we conc

I wouldn't want to add to my problem by not showing up to

o work, I'm sure my brother won't mind if I ta

l don't know what I did to deserve her, she is th

ene where we met at my landlord's house. I knew Ava was dying to question me,

ide, waving at Ava as she revised her car and left, but

ence," Sofie said to me as I entered and wen

I knew she was just trying to bait me to argue with her

y best to keep them steady while mixing the c

kes you think you could run offf like that without pe

uld describe as S

tore and was carrying a back of

the worst. I wasn't paid much here, after all, the father I found another place tha

m Ava wasn't even an option; I already owed her much more than I

ing with her for a while if things get worse th

ays receiving from her without giving anything in return. I know

o explain unless I'm sending

pect to hear, and it o

g forward to paying my rent; seeing as I couldn't continue

at that moment; I knew he didn't care about my

uld happily give you half of the money you owe you

azy old pig; I'd rather surrender myself to the people

front; he was still my boss and

r that in

e day was busier than I expected, and by the time I was

g the apron I was weari

ont of the shop. I ignored the car and starte

traced me to my workplac

just my imagination, but two men suddenly came out of the car,