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But as I slide behind the wheel of my car, Cole’s words echo around my head

No one is ever really out of the life

Chapter five

SASHA

Things have a way of looking different in theSo when I wake up on Saturday, I decide it’s tiet proactive Ever since my epic fail on national television, I’ve been in survivalof the club has kept ht not be a club, it’s tiet serious I need to find a source of funding fast

Gabe’s words coht about one thing I can’t allow each failure to take s is a side effect of living life Maybe singing isn’t going to be my career and that hurts, but there are sothis club will be a manifestation of a dream I’ve had ever since I was a kid

After a quick shower, I reviewsafety lecture I got fronew students Even though I know he’s right, I can’t help but resent the intrusion I take a deep breath If all goes right, I’ll be scheduling new students soon in hts of business re heart, re ht was exactly what I needed And even though it had been hard to hear in the moment, I actually appreciate his restraint I don’t really want to get involved with anyone right now; I’d just lost irl wouldn’t with a kiss like that?

Just because I’ve sworn off men momentarily doesn’t mean I’m dead Gabe Marshall is exactly the type I usually fall for Beautiful S

Trouble

I look at myself in the ht now"

But dah it’s empty, I decide to spend the day at the club There’s notin the space will inspirePlus, Gabe’s advice about cutting costscrew is scheduled to co I can cut I need to go to the space and see how bad it is Plus I just want to see it again

There’s also the added benefit of grabbing breakfast on the way My handbag is over my ar to see my landlady She sometimes asks me to run errands for her on the weekends But it’s not Mrs Hanes My father is standing at the porch railing looking down to the yard

"Daddy? What are you doing here?"