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And I wanted more

Sotaste

it, but noas not the time And honestly I wasn’t sure there would ever be a tiood idea

Which was too dah

Chapter Twelve

Moon

It still felt strange being back inside the Rainbow Canvas, but with every day that passed it was easier to be back Adding s on the walls and rearranging the supplies helped It raded rather than just put back together I could stand inside and alht

Baby steps

Custohts were still slower than usual Maybe I should consider calling the back here to have fun while theyopen was just a waste of money

The wooden chimes over the door tinkled and I looked up froirl walked in Girl wasn’t quite accurate though She was young but twenty-so in a tiny, dark blue denim skirt and a white tank top that showed more of her hot pink bra than it covered

“Welco I can help you with, just letand her little sneer told me she didn’t appreciate the effort

“Is it true you had a shooting in here?” Big blue eyes did their best to appear innocent and non-threatening but her moves were far too practiced

“It is Looks like gang violence is everywhere these days” The girl leaned in, hanging on to my every word “The police have no idea who did it or why,” I snorted for added effect “Probably already forgot about it”

“That is so terrible,” she replied but even that sounded forced and not even a little sincere

“It was at the ti purew up in a house full of servants who felt nothing wrong with doing the job when my parents couldn’t or wouldn’t and they were more skilled than her “So did you come for art classes or supplies, or to see where it all went down?”