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Besides, I told hi to see Anne today, and that was exactly what I had intended to do

I pulled out my phone and texted Anne

Hey, was hoping we could hang out today since I' today?

A text came back almost immediately

No! Co distance from James' place, here's the address

Just three blocks away I was feeling a ton better, no longer thinking I was going to throw up I felt downright chipper by now My breath was fresh, and I was newly invigorated by what I kneould now refer to as “The Ghostly Second Line” I texted back

Great, see you soon!

The address led to the tiniest little yellow house I had ever seen It was adorable and exactly what I expected fro in the s and the exterior was beautiful

I knocked on the door but she was already waiting “Co planned but playing uitar today, so this is a nice surprise”

I stepped into the war fro room A staircase led upstairs to where I assumed the bedroom was, and a kitchen was at the far end of the house It was incredibly co was there

Anne looked perfectly co a pair of pajama pants and a t-shirt “I already have some hot water on the stove, would you like so the perfect host

“I would love so into the kitchen and getting out anotherall the knick knacks Anne looked young, certainly older than ured no older than twenty-two or twenty-three Yet it looked like years of traveling had taken her to every corner of the globe Maybe she just acquired these pieces off eBay or soh

I stood ad one piece for aI smiled and took it froot it when I was in Haiti a couple years ago doing disaster relief”

I was i I had ever tasted before It eet, but with a hint of soer on “What's in this?” I asked

She looked concerned “You don't like it?”