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as here. It should be the last place she’d want to be. She
should be miserable, or at the very least, worried about her
future. She had a lot of questions to answer and things to
figure out, but for the time being, sitting at Dani’s table, she
felt content. She felt happy. She wanted to paint, but she had
none of her supplies. She promised herself that she’d
remember every single detail for later.
Yes, today was a good day. A strange day, but a good one.
One that she definitely would remember for the rest of her life.
Chapter 10
Dani
Leaving Emily alone in the apartment above the shop was
one of the craziest things Dani had done. If you didn’t count
the fact that she’d also let Emily spend the night. The
apartment was a one bedroom, but Emily had bunked down on
the couch in the living room, which was more than long
enough and wide enough to serve as a bed.
It was just because she had a virtual stranger in her house
that she hadn’t slept well. That’s what Dani told herself when
she rolled out of bed, her eyes foggy and her brain thick and
slow from not sleeping well. She hadn’t had dreams. Not
really. She’d been more on the verge of constant wakefulness,
where it felt like you were sleeping, but you knew you
weren’t, never able to fall into the deeper cycles that offered
actual rest.
It reminded her all of those nights spent in foster homes
when she could never fully sleep either because she was afraid
to, because of the things that happened at night in those places,
because the rooms were so packed with other kids that it was
impossible to get comfortable, or because of the noise, the
