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"What happened when you turned sixteen?"

"She said I had to go join the real world That I couldn’t hide forever I didn’t want to go, but she was right, as usual I stayed with e entrance exams and applied to different universities"

She re to know enough She should have trusted Grandot accepted everywhere I applied My scores were really high, and I ended up being able to test out of half eneral education courses"

Neither of which hadthe woman who had taken her in and loved her like a e every semester, and everyone adored her," she continued

"I’d like to one" Destiny felt her so, she ca, she said it was her time I didn’t understand She died three days later"

"I’m sorry"

"Thanks Me, too I miss her every day Even more so now that I have Starr Grandma Nell would have knohat to do"

"You do, too"

"I’m less sure of that" She shook her head "Sorry I’m not sure where that all came from I’m usually o check on uys Every now and then they remember they have to eat I can do a lunch run for theazed into her eyes "Grandma Nell sounds like she really loved you"

"She did"

"You’ll always have that"

They walked toward the front door of the building

"The Man Cave is opening soon," he said "It’s this bar I oith a few business partners"

"I’ve heard so about it," she ad with "

"I don’t sing," she told him firmly

"Ever?"

"Not in public"