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Without further ado I present

6:22

to you. Put question:

6:24

do you love animals? And

6:33

nearly as and the best way to get people

6:35

to listen. To her steal. At

6:37

first the four of them change

6:40

agents all. Said come together near

6:42

the well trod passageway leading from the

6:44

Eunice There and the Queens Museum of

6:46

Art World offenders were set up for

6:49

To Discover Cleans event. They

6:51

had all struggled. People. Instinctively.

6:53

Didn't want to be pitched to. Despite

6:56

the training, materials assumed that

6:58

included a coin quick question.

7:00

To you love animals or. One.

7:03

Minute can save a child's needs. The.

7:05

Animals Question, in particular, often elicited

7:08

cold blooded responses from the typical

7:10

rush hour N Y C commuters.

7:12

Some real insight into how people

7:14

really sells about whales or snow

7:17

leopards when they got between them.

7:19

And home. Emilio Chanel

7:21

event and Chloe. Good

7:24

old in hand. Selected for the event.

7:26

Which sounded procedures until Emilia remembered

7:28

that despite the smoke management may

7:31

be blowing up their asses, she

7:33

still wasn't special enough to actually

7:35

be paid an hourly wage. Is.

7:38

Amelia ever made it to a

7:41

manager position nancy get an hourly

7:43

wage like given me approximately ninety

7:45

five percent turn over rate. The

7:47

onset becoming a manager were. Believed.

7:51

The majority of that turnover probably

7:53

occurred on the first state Once

7:55

the new hire learned this drop

7:57

was glorify panhandling. Maybe.

8:00

There was even worse actually, as

8:02

the average panhandler didn't have a

8:04

poverty pimp to share his lugar.

8:06

To. Make it in this gag

8:09

you needed to either be

8:11

a true believer or some

8:13

combination of extremely optimistic, charming,

8:15

and or persevering. Emilia

8:17

was at various times all of

8:19

them but never at the same

8:21

time of the and venerating prospects

8:23

of standing a full they out

8:26

far from home with nothing to

8:28

show for it. In a love

8:30

to blue crabs to mind and

8:32

like mental termites shooed away the

8:34

foundation of her ambition. Then

8:36

that it's the same. Would return. The

8:39

same of knowing seed been bamboozled and even

8:41

if she had a great day at it

8:43

and made the best of it. She.

8:46

Was still just making the best out

8:48

of of fucked up situation. Sir.

8:50

Now endearingly zaftig million wanted

8:52

smile her blackness and the

8:54

white guilt and invoked in

8:56

their targets for biting her

8:58

moral insulation for her intrusive

9:01

questions. Even with

9:03

all that, Chanel was struggling.

9:06

Is. That poise. lovely tight

9:08

tapping shirt making her

9:10

advantages even more advantageous.

9:13

Also, struggling. Chloe.

9:15

Given the animal campaigns are rising

9:17

college sophomore to snack Amelia but

9:19

he looks no more than sixteen,

9:21

allowing sympathetic ears to believe they

9:23

were rewarding be earnest efforts of

9:25

a precocious child who with her

9:27

big wide eyes sort of looks

9:29

like a cute animal in desperate

9:31

need of saying. She

9:33

too was studying. So

9:36

far, today was a disaster.

9:40

It was only after Amelia had wandered

9:42

off from the group that she found

9:44

success. She. Didn't even realize the

9:46

connection at first. But. By her

9:48

loan some. People. Who largely

9:50

men. Were stopping and listening to

9:52

her. men would glance at

9:55

her the quick up and down and

9:57

she'd return their gaze with an inviting

9:59

smile She'd then approach

10:01

and make casual conversation and then

10:03

ease into the spiel. Only

10:07

then did they perhaps realize that her backpack

10:09

was for the clipboard she carried, which

10:11

she kept hidden against her black pants until the

10:13

spiel began. "'So

10:15

do you get to take any trips to Africa? I've

10:18

been to South Africa and it's absolutely

10:20

beautiful,' said one man in his

10:22

early thirties as she explained the

10:24

Africa campaign. "'I wish! That's so

10:26

awesome! What

10:29

part of South Africa did you go to?'" And

10:32

so on, with the man explaining all

10:34

the beautiful sights and spectacle, with

10:36

Emilia returning the excitement, always weaving

10:39

back to the Gestalt, to

10:41

get him to donate. Why,

10:43

he had first-hand knowledge of the

10:45

conditions that persist in some of

10:47

these villages in Africa. Yes, yes,

10:49

he agreed. Although in

10:52

reality, his experiences were likely confined to

10:54

the resorts and guided tours of Cape

10:56

Tang. So many

10:58

men asked to add her on

11:01

Facebook or Instagram or Kik and

11:03

every other app under the sun.

11:05

A few men, torn between wanting

11:07

to ingratiate themselves with Emilia and

11:10

worried they were being played the

11:12

sucker, practically made Emilia's social

11:14

media friendship a condition of the

11:16

contribution. "'You're not just

11:18

playing with me, I hope, to get this

11:20

sale,' one said jauntily,

11:23

and the tone suggesting the thought was

11:25

so ridiculous, there was no need to

11:27

say it aloud. Yet

11:29

here was doing just that. "'No,

11:32

see? You can watch me add you. See?'

11:35

Emilia pulled out her phone and

11:37

showed him her acceptance. "'And don't think

11:39

of it as a sale. Not

11:41

to be corny, but you are literally helping

11:44

someone get access to fresh water.' "'Great!

11:47

I donated to a good cause and I met

11:50

somebody new. Can't ask for more than that.' "'Exactly!'

11:53

"'Look forward to talking to you

11:55

again sometime, Emilia.' "'Have a

11:57

good day!' She struggled with

11:59

rationalizing Everything associated with this

12:01

job. She sighed and told

12:03

herself yet again that this couldn't

12:06

go on. She. Either needed

12:08

to reconcile herself with the uncertainty

12:10

inherent in her position and the

12:12

moral tension of working for a

12:14

shitty, poorly run, exploitative organization that

12:16

happened to. Be working for a Just cause.

12:19

Or just leave. His they

12:21

made her work on a minimum wage campaign

12:23

she'd have to quit. Working. For

12:25

an organization that lobbied for

12:27

a higher minimum wage while

12:29

simultaneously relying on independent contractor

12:31

loopholes to pay her, nothing

12:33

was cognitive dissonance to great.

12:35

To bear. She quietly reintegrated

12:38

herself into the rest of her

12:40

group as they counted out by

12:42

the entrance to the Queensmuseum, their

12:44

supervisor down in attendance, the pimp

12:47

collecting his pay from the charity

12:49

hose as Chenault had. Previously

12:51

described. Although. Doug

12:53

likely not even twenty five and

12:55

so close in the restricting language

12:58

of appeasing conflict of waiting institutional

13:00

dogma that he confuse these lessons

13:02

with his own natural thoughts would

13:05

have made a sorry. Pimp indeed!

13:08

There see as he returns to

13:10

us. We. About you and left us.

13:12

The. Other girls last. I

13:15

gotta say that was a really good

13:17

idea though. said he that as she

13:19

wrote something down. On. Her clipboard. They

13:22

all knew that com it was more for

13:24

Doug than anyone else. Emilia found

13:26

it funny that is that bother to scribble

13:28

something down to further the illusion for ducks

13:31

benefit that she cared one way or the

13:33

other. She noticed that whatever

13:35

he they had Wooten! It. Wasn't

13:37

a full sentence. What

13:39

could she have written? Good idea

13:41

to walk away from group like she's going

13:43

to go home and study her notes to

13:46

become a better professional nuisance. Oh,

13:48

was it a good idea? is that

13:50

was it really is. Amelia wanted to

13:52

bait she smirks coyly, added that who

13:54

smiled as is about to last and

13:56

then caught herself. She. Knew what was

13:58

up. So. Really? Yeah, I heard

14:00

you took the initiative to strike out on your

14:03

own. We. Encourage all of

14:05

you in the right circumstances to make

14:07

those kinds of decisions for yourself. We.

14:10

Always want to remind you. You are

14:12

our eyes and ears. And

14:14

literally everything else since we were the ones

14:16

who do all the work and nearly as

14:18

mind Sylvan. And we rely on

14:21

you to get the results that are campaigns

14:23

require. Tell us about

14:25

that decision. Ah,

14:28

Ah, see. Wondered whether it would

14:31

have been better just to stick

14:33

with a group and not have

14:35

to give this extemporaneous explanation. She.

14:37

Should have known it was coming. Down

14:39

usually called. On heard speak. He

14:42

could hardly built directly out of that

14:44

afraid of being caught in the orbital

14:46

pool of her above of luminous he

14:48

didn't often collins now because. Emilia

14:51

suspected he was uncomfortable. Speaking with

14:53

black people. For Chloe,

14:55

who knows, maybe her tinny voice

14:57

and juvenile features graded on him.

15:00

Amelia dislikes. Been put on the spot for

15:03

being made to speak in front of a group. Especially

15:05

when his own anticipated. That.

15:08

You're so good at it People had said to

15:10

or. An issue so a

15:12

sewing more. Nothing to be

15:15

further from the truth. It

15:18

was says that she was to keep with

15:20

dirty blonde hair and a button nose with

15:22

a tiny silverstein. And when

15:24

she was nervous or uncomfortable, she smiled

15:27

or blast or over. It's make sure

15:29

that whoever she was speaking to left

15:31

with a favorable impression, even if what

15:34

she was saying was hot garbage.

15:37

People. Filled in the rest of

15:39

her personality with their minds and

15:41

expectations and men especially seem to

15:44

view her nose ring and her

15:46

facial tics her to stick elation

15:48

like her ironically frozen smiles or

15:51

deer in headlights and widen eyes

15:53

as some calming humbling signifiers of

15:55

approachability which. Counterintuitively.

15:58

Resulted in more of these impromptu

16:00

exchanges than she ever wanted. I

16:03

just saw an opportunity and month for it.

16:06

A pause. And. Amelie gave

16:08

a thumbs up. Has obscured by

16:10

her shirt make her some seem

16:12

even smaller than offered a cheesy

16:14

smile. Until someone did something. Here.

16:17

That. Produce on opportunity

16:20

and one boy. That's

16:22

great. Remember that everyone. That's.

16:25

Exactly the attitude we

16:27

hope to foster. The

16:29

meetings usually ended after Dad was able

16:31

to elicit something that to be passed

16:33

off as some kind. Of work lesson.

16:36

As. Emilia checked and rechecked her own

16:39

intake. She got lost mentally and

16:41

the grandeur of their settings. See.

16:43

Never been to flushing grown apart before.

16:46

The. Inner Sphere: The stainless steel

16:48

spherical representation of the earth that

16:50

dominated the park. Surrounded.

16:53

By scene for but rings that

16:55

made it look like a giant

16:57

cartoon isotope wasn't done. Solstice and

16:59

her tempted cell. Phone pictures

17:01

which reduced in flattened

17:03

everything. The other three

17:05

girls syria lies had skid adults

17:07

without saying that by. Maybe

17:09

they had wanted on any additional attention

17:11

from does. She meant to see

17:13

what of that was up to this weekend. She never

17:16

actually hung out with her outside of work. But

17:18

wanted to. Do you belong? Subway

17:20

ride back together on the seven train would

17:23

be good opportunity. Emilia looked

17:25

around. And didn't see that.

17:28

It was too late. She. Should take

17:30

advantage of her surroundings here. See

17:32

vaguely knew that forcing had great Chinese

17:35

food but had no idea. There to

17:37

venture or whether it even made home.

17:40

Park was massive on the whole process

17:42

of crossing it to get Flushing proper

17:44

would take forever and it was already

17:46

five thirty pm on the lunchtime part.

17:49

Sanders all seem to be closing up.

17:52

And. As soon as now, maybe she could get

17:54

back to Upper Manhattan in a reasonable time for

17:56

dinner. Forty five minutes or so

17:58

and the seven train to clean. The Forty

18:00

Second Street Port Authority. Take.

18:02

The a train express all the way to In

18:04

would. The last neighborhood in

18:06

Manhattan. There's another forty five minutes

18:08

or so right there At best. She.

18:11

Wanted to over. But. She knew

18:13

She shouldn't. A good day's

18:15

Kristin wasn't a justification. She told herself

18:17

the point was to save up fun

18:19

money so she could go out and

18:22

socialize like a normal college girl. She.

18:24

Taken out loans but her parents paid

18:26

the remainder of her tuition and her

18:28

and but that's it. But. That's

18:31

it. She hurt herself is not

18:33

only distorted in the most self

18:35

entitled voice possible. Oh that's

18:37

it. Just tens of thousands

18:39

of dollars of tuition and runs

18:41

in Manhattan. She thought

18:43

it a mark of pride that she

18:46

took out loans which distinguished herself for

18:48

most other Columbia students, but was instantly

18:50

aware of how that self aggrandizing would

18:53

sound to anyone outside the Columbia bubble.

18:56

Everything worked out. It was

18:58

done coming to collector receipts. For

19:01

whole whole for a job

19:03

million he said while shuffling

19:05

through the documents. things. Great

19:08

job. Definitely. Beats Russia were

19:10

don't have city hall or upto new

19:12

campus right of the we. make sure

19:14

you get any of these specialists I'm

19:16

and of Bears if you want them.

19:19

Saying. Sir.

19:22

Let me know and I'd love to. Will

19:24

do as little. Under

19:27

me to leave. He looks back at

19:29

her over his shoulder like this impromptu

19:31

thought just came to mind as he

19:33

was leaving and ah hell, why not

19:36

to read a favor and ask. Face

19:39

amuse. I'm you live

19:41

Uptown, right? Washington Heights

19:43

or so. I

19:45

drove you. I'm heading north anyway. I

19:47

do. Dubya lived. Don't.

19:50

Use a sister I don't. Have

19:53

another me up and and would. Do the

19:55

cloisters. He couldn't

19:57

that sweet of you. But images that

19:59

you'd have to drive all the way

20:01

into the city? Is really

20:03

no problem. I don't mind.

20:07

Souley. Amelia. Fever

20:09

Sli looks at phone as if

20:11

it was imparting lifesaving information already.

20:14

ordered an inverse and she displayed

20:16

just enough of the screen to

20:18

show that indeed, her driver major

20:21

was expected in four minutes. Amelia.

20:25

Said. A slender fair skinned man and

20:27

his late teens or early twenties with

20:29

apache must like beard that appeared newly

20:32

formed. He spoke out

20:34

of the lowered passenger side window of

20:36

his black Toyota Camry license plate ending

20:38

And Six Five Two. Yup,

20:40

That's me. She had no idea why

20:43

she said it so wide eyed And

20:45

zip only. Major Say

20:47

it's me. Margaret Him. Majors

20:49

voice smoothly dropped an octave or

20:52

two. Hands. Sought to a safe

20:54

to rob and smooth out his beard. To.

20:56

Ameliorate, The movement appeared strangely

20:59

self conscious. Make. A

21:01

kid covering up the target. Of a recent

21:03

insult. Those. He

21:06

said opening his door as Amelia

21:08

entered. Forgive. Me miss them and

21:10

to go out and open the door for

21:12

you? No worries. That may have

21:15

been the first time she never been called

21:17

mess. And she put on

21:19

her seat belt and the passenger side back

21:21

and through her clipboard on the empty seat

21:23

behind. majors. He. Turned his head and

21:25

said. They saw your like old humorous.

21:28

Probably. Bucks a major and I'll

21:30

call you Miss. You.

21:33

Haven't had an I phone charger in

21:35

your which is Imo battery. Sure

21:38

do Great. Emilia suppose

21:40

there was a reason for that

21:42

Axel T sin and she noticed

21:44

that so far every time she

21:46

ovary moded he smiles self assuredly.

21:49

As if it was a verdict and reminder. Of

21:51

his charm. Only take that. Major.

21:54

Shifted around in his seat and said here

21:56

we go As he plugged in the phone

21:58

and said it in the phone than just

22:00

under the radio. He lifted it up to.

22:03

To face. This.

22:10

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folks. Body. Feels. Like just

22:20

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22:22

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22:25

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22:27

along with it all that extra

22:29

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22:31

at home all day. God help

22:33

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22:36

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22:38

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22:40

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22:45

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Down like Five percent. The

25:27

area around the radio less busy

25:29

and complicated with contraptions. Yeah,

25:31

I was working all day out here and

25:34

you know how it is. Three couple of

25:36

seconds got it's had the sites like something

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seems in the world. Formal.

25:41

As was called formal he. Mister

25:44

Delay in responding as her ignorance of

25:46

the term. That's was called

25:48

fear of missing out. That's

25:51

like the modern curse, you know,

25:55

Yeah, she nodded a

25:57

chorus li see new.

26:00

What? for a moment? So.

26:02

I'm up in in words. He

26:04

is. It's a long ride. She

26:06

was mildly curious about several things:

26:08

how a New Yorker in his

26:11

early twenty's ended up saying Julie's

26:13

whether his name was truly major

26:15

and where does Masih seized Y

26:18

boy obtains this strange affected manner.

26:20

Of Speech. but not

26:22

curious enough to tempt further conversation.

26:25

right? right? Word. Get on.

26:27

How do you? Do

26:29

if it's okay with you, I'd rather not that

26:31

guy. would you know in case someone elses get

26:34

picked up. Amelia had compromise

26:36

between her spend thirty nests and

26:38

her eagerness to escape dogs with

26:40

a new breads which offered a

26:43

potential shared ride. No worries,

26:46

She lied. She prefer to get

26:48

home as soon as possible, but whatever.

26:51

Emilia stared languidly out the

26:53

window. And. Wondered how much her

26:55

phone it's hard so ready? up to

26:57

ten percent yet? maybe? She

27:00

looked out the window, even if there

27:02

wasn't anything remarkable to see. People.

27:05

Largely that he knows made their

27:07

way up and across the crowded

27:09

sidewalks. Amelia tilted her

27:11

head back as they pass to

27:14

stop advertising Parisians uses. Straining.

27:16

To make out any of the ingredients and

27:18

combinations on offer. She. Made

27:21

out one description with almonds

27:23

and banana called Know Juice. Me

27:25

like them juices. Emilia leaned

27:27

in, not sure at first that she'd heard

27:30

him. Smiled. Instinctively.

27:32

Figured. Out what he said with context

27:34

cues and wondered if he'd seen the

27:36

same sign. Those. Latin juices

27:38

man I said. I

27:41

don't think I've ever had one. Movie

27:44

So. To spin

27:46

axis of labor will.

27:48

Is that you need to have peanut butter

27:50

deeds to sweetener. She. Said

27:53

still leaning in. Those smoothie

27:55

blazer men and charge ominous

27:57

word. Like you gotta dig at a

27:59

damn mortgage. To afford one he take.

28:01

Care with his placement. An

28:04

emphasis on damned mortgage? Yeah,

28:06

I know, it's ridiculous. Out

28:08

of the boroughs. As we get the

28:10

real stuff. Yeah, she said emslie

28:13

see the like how we seem to

28:15

take his eyes off the road whenever

28:17

he began a sentence. So

28:19

you a college student? A

28:23

sophomore? well. Soon to be one.

28:26

Of Rising Sophomore. Widowed

28:29

of actually technically still assessment are

28:31

now a sophomore. Not

28:33

sure of frosh on

28:36

I guess. She

28:38

never heard that expression and instantly

28:40

concluded it didn't exist. So

28:43

if you've ever been in would

28:45

let me? Yes! Most

28:47

of the Columbia kids was in Morningside

28:49

Heights these to be able to call

28:51

Harlem. To call at

28:54

area Harlem now Columbia University might

28:56

come down and lock fool for

28:58

that. You know,

29:00

seem like a city college girl so

29:02

I'm still going to go with Colombia.

29:05

Well it would be way too long of a

29:07

commute for and my you. See meant

29:09

that as it's out as and why you

29:11

with all the way down town though she

29:13

knew there wasn't much meat on the phone.

29:16

So get a rape. You

29:18

did score one for me.

29:21

He was mercifully keeping his eyes on the

29:23

road as he continued up the one way

29:26

stop and go side. Street up

29:28

to a story a Boulevard.

29:30

Quick question: Emilio didn't nose

29:32

piercing her this. As

29:35

see unthinkingly tapped her nose as if

29:37

there was any other nose piercing he

29:39

was referring to. He

29:41

smiled at her like she was a little

29:43

puppy that just sneezed. Their

29:45

one. Mattress That's the

29:48

only one. At a big

29:50

you appreciated have had pulled over the car

29:52

sixty more thoroughly for another one. Another

29:55

nose ring? Or me. She

29:57

spoke He looks first into the mirror

29:59

than. The road and then quickly

30:01

back to the mere eyes fixed to

30:03

see as as com it was taken

30:05

and it's intended. Good humor. I

30:08

doubt it sounds like this. he. I

30:10

don't know why. Got it? really? I

30:13

was in the music. Is

30:18

that to get it? Not cool

30:21

digit like you. Who.

30:23

Looks good. He's. List below

30:25

with his right ear highlighting the

30:27

stainless steel study earrings he had

30:29

in both ears. Music. He

30:31

said. Sorry Had their

30:34

musicals this whole time. Major.

30:36

Turn to speaker system on. And

30:39

for the breeze. this moment she heard

30:41

a bass heavy groove. Before

30:43

it swiftly landed onto some country

30:45

twang. He said he his

30:48

fingers on the das as if the music

30:50

might change on it's own accord. And

30:52

bumped to the rhythm. You are going

30:54

to. Do

30:56

I look like someone who like century?

30:58

Well I guess I can be really

31:01

country stars revenues but. You

31:04

know, look like son doesn't like country.

31:06

You. Mean a white person? A

31:09

new said it Now me. She

31:11

wanted to immediately asked, so does

31:13

that mean you like country Too

31:15

Much thought better of it. Amelia

31:17

Listen, belong to the did Harder

31:19

than tale of marital wow. I

31:22

don't really know much about it really. I'm

31:26

not like opposed to it I just

31:28

as much as bad as except what

31:30

that song that they play sometimes like

31:32

any time you gonna dig through they

31:34

play it oh it's called. Whiskey.

31:37

Never did me or something. We

31:40

scheme ever let me down. Yeah, that

31:42

one. Baltimore.

31:44

it wasn't really a country

31:47

zone. Major gave her an

31:49

exaggerated side i in slow

31:51

motion. Passed his head in a

31:53

way that must have been derived from some the

31:56

house he say mean. She. Wished

31:58

he just pay attention to the. Fucking

32:00

road you. From.

32:03

Baltimore. Don't

32:05

take this the wrong way. He

32:07

last big ah. Is.

32:10

Very good whole look like you from Baltimore.

32:13

She hesitated. Of Baltimore

32:15

County. Ah I

32:18

see. I imagine

32:20

that suburbs, right? Now

32:23

the truth comes out. You.

32:25

Try to pull one army. Baltimore.

32:27

Good at issue. I've

32:30

never been with. On my count, Baltimore

32:32

County, The Country. He. Moved to

32:34

the rhythm some more. That. See as

32:36

her attention focused on whenever lay out

32:38

the window. If she thought about it

32:40

for some reason she liked that he

32:43

likes country music. It was in earnest

32:45

and Cd. She looks back

32:47

at him and attempted to protect lord

32:49

or at least contentment that. Is Wayne

32:52

had ended and he stared ahead.

32:54

Maybe she was projecting, but it

32:56

seemed he was steering ahead dismally.

32:58

She felt like she should say something, but

33:01

didn't. And stared at the window. Was

33:04

pretty catty out. Silly to me

33:06

these. Small. About the Ceiling

33:08

Bonobos Country songs like the

33:10

Best arm be reviewed Gospel

33:13

We really see you. Feel

33:15

the pain, you know? I

33:18

don't really like. This means consensus.

33:21

Stuff. Or whatever it's called.

33:24

Mark puts embryos on. He

33:26

adjusted something and out. Came of blaring

33:28

wrapped Soon this more your speed. Of

33:32

a deeply this is a true to. Ah,

33:37

it's loud was all she could

33:39

muster see saw in his rear

33:41

view to unblinking dead eyes locked

33:43

upon her and she looked out

33:46

the window so quickly that the

33:48

distinctiveness of that frightening. Image tumbled

33:50

out of her mind from the

33:52

whiplash see. Caps looking out the

33:54

window as as she found this

33:57

industrial section of Queens contemplated least

33:59

soothing. Every second of her

34:01

silence seem to be compounding some error

34:03

she hadn't known she made. A

34:06

sliver of her unthinking mind interrogated herself

34:08

as to why she cared so much

34:10

that her Uber driver might be thinking

34:12

of her, but that was the autopilot

34:14

of an ingrained defense mechanism, And reflecting

34:16

upon where the thought came from made

34:18

her feel worse. Yeah. I

34:22

saw. Amelia meant to say

34:24

the other music have been fine and then

34:26

wanted to emphasize that it had been more

34:29

than fine, but the words got mixes. She

34:32

realized that seats on blessedly unchallenged

34:34

for some time. It

34:36

was usually men. Especially men.

34:38

She bought words as your platonic sons who

34:40

are the ones who ended their foot squarely

34:42

in their mouths around her. Were.

34:45

See. For the most parts. Patiently

34:47

by did her time until she can

34:49

make a graceful is somewhat apologetic exit.

34:51

From the situation. A parallel

34:53

thought was that she would like to get her

34:56

phone. That. But worried about how

34:58

the timing. of her quest would be perceived.

35:01

And then more forcefully. okay, why

35:03

does he care so much about

35:05

what this guy thinks about her?

35:07

And maybe she says completely misreading

35:09

the situation? She was the

35:11

customer after all. And. As as the

35:13

allegation was proof enough, See disallowed what

35:15

he perceived as his shift. In tone

35:18

to seen her. Another

35:21

customer to pick up. Major.

35:23

Said vacantly, tapping a screen and

35:25

his nest of electronics. No.

35:27

Worries. Emilia added a

35:29

little tap to her voice to suggest that

35:32

it was cool he'd make more money and

35:34

then resumed looking out the window. Amelia

35:36

try to catch a street sign as they

35:38

turned off as major roads that. She missed

35:40

that. Amelia had no

35:43

luck discerning the demographics of the neighborhood.

35:45

Which sent her all over the globe. There

35:48

was a modest church and an unknown. Asian

35:50

Language a Con. Corner Delhi

35:52

with Spanish fine is seems like

35:54

dominoes and touchy for a chicken

35:57

necks. Unique sounding spots like a

35:59

restaurant. And. Follows and a

36:01

bakery called Purple Yam Case.

36:04

She knew that Kentucky fried chicken wasn't. A

36:06

marker of neighborhood quality. The

36:09

streets were packs whole families and

36:11

oodles of little kids enjoying. The

36:13

early summer night a karma ice

36:15

cream shop looks. Like it was

36:17

profiting handsomely off the sticky nights heat.

36:19

All the little fat kids diving face

36:22

first into a cone or tripping ice

36:24

cream on themselves. Emilia jerks

36:26

her head back and abrupt surprised when

36:28

she saw one women firstly poor what

36:30

have heard a scream doting kids by

36:32

his color. Yellow. Something out and

36:34

that was certainly in a foreign language and

36:37

push a napkin into his face. While.

36:39

The siblings laughed with the oh

36:41

you got in trouble reaction. Universal

36:43

across cultures, Would

36:46

you mind as I got my phone that. It's.

36:49

Probably pretty charged. The

36:51

she didn't know why she felt the need

36:53

to rationalize her request. With

36:55

his right hand, he unplug the

36:57

phone and wordlessly handed it back

37:00

to her saints the toilet. A

37:02

Camry glided the side. Streets making

37:04

any number of turns. This

37:06

is. Really?

37:10

Maybe. She spoke to low because he

37:12

didn't say anything. Although it looks

37:14

like he. Was focused on pulling up to the curb.

37:17

She. Checked your uber app and swallowed her

37:19

disappointment that they were only. In Jackson

37:21

Heights which was in Central Queens.

37:24

Still, A ways. From Manhattan. Worst

37:27

ever Think they would be technically going

37:29

backwards and dropping off. This new rider

37:31

who appeared to live at the

37:33

east of Northern Boulevard. Major

37:35

kept the motor running. Emilia

37:38

thought she. Heard him breathing hard. there

37:40

was nose at. Kind of sigh. This

37:43

shocker instantly a self pitying

37:45

she. Clinched her cheeks and raised

37:47

her eyebrows. a cousin of the Iraq

37:49

and went back to looking out the

37:51

window. Emilia looked at the app again

37:53

to see as a give any indication

37:56

of where this new passenger might be.

37:58

The app just red meat. The

38:00

at the destination the dark and form at

38:02

the window in the click of the door

38:04

and marking. A raven haired,

38:07

olive skinned youngest. Woman: With the

38:09

pronounced Meryl Streep knows. Stumbled back

38:11

and mild. Confused shock? Not

38:13

no worries, I can move

38:16

over. Amelia moved into the

38:18

seat behind Majors Sari Saris.

38:20

The woman put her hands

38:22

up and smiled graciously. She

38:25

spoke with a subtle unobtrusive

38:27

accent. She could be from

38:29

anywhere from silly to Russia. Fizzy

38:32

lifted her eyebrows and caps a sort

38:34

of smile plastered on her face and

38:36

amelie as directions as she buckled herself

38:39

up. Pretty.

38:41

Major says halfway between question

38:44

and statement. Yes, Yes!

38:47

They wrote in silence. To

38:49

see occupied with her phone. Amelia.

38:51

Stream Sli thought like she regretted missing

38:54

out on whatever promise of weren't see

38:56

and it and initial entrance. Amelia resign

38:58

yourself to the numbness on offer from

39:00

her reunited phone bill. Looking at a

39:03

phone while riding in the back of

39:05

a car always gave her a foggy

39:07

swimming sense in her brain. And stream

39:09

behind her eyes. Chrissy.

39:12

Based on the alacrity at which she

39:14

typed in, schools seem to have no

39:16

problem. Emilia. Looked at

39:18

her or at least at the

39:20

offered left side of her face

39:23

on cells and unaccountable sense of

39:25

disappointments. And frighteningly a

39:27

searing moment of sheer

39:29

isolation. She likes Prissy

39:31

style night that foods

39:33

and retake it at.

39:36

Had the whole me less of a

39:38

dependable go to and Amelia wasn't familiar

39:40

with the brand. Within

39:42

ten minutes, they arrived at Christie's

39:44

destination. You. Can pull up

39:46

here. That's good. Because

39:48

he pointed to a large prewar building

39:50

that they were slowly approaching. Chrissy.

39:53

Turn to Amelia and smiled as she

39:55

began to on buckle herself. Excuse

39:58

me. Sir. Further,

40:01

It's really point own you can

40:03

tell. That so funny. I

40:06

was born in Serbia. thought we moved here when

40:08

I was thirteen. At so

40:10

funny you can tell I have an accent. Oh.

40:13

I really like it. It's

40:15

sophisticated sounding is that makes

40:17

any sense. You're too

40:19

nice. Ninety Nine, It's. Have

40:22

a nice neat. Yeah. Cause.

40:26

He got out and disappeared into the

40:28

lobby. Of her building. Emilia

40:30

was groups by a species

40:33

as inexplicable loneliness. And

40:35

was interesting to think that she'd just

40:37

shared a back seat of the early,

40:39

intimate location with a complete stranger. Know

40:42

she suppose. She walked alongside and took

40:44

the subway with complete strangers all the

40:46

time and thought nothing of it. The

40:49

constant turning of millions of new people is

40:51

one of the things that people like about

40:53

living. In New York City. Know

40:56

often unless amelia with a bitter

40:58

aftertaste, she looks down at her

41:00

knees like there was something painful

41:02

about seeing the mysterious. Lobby which

41:04

had swallowed up Chrissie Whether it

41:06

was. Jealousy that Chrissie was safely at

41:09

home. A lingering discomfort with

41:11

major or that she was left

41:13

with only sad speculation about who.

41:15

That interesting. Character might have should have

41:18

to be had Amelia only taken the

41:20

time to inquire. She. Didn't

41:22

know. Emilia didn't ask

41:24

about the coat serialized because of

41:26

major. Season. One him listening

41:28

to wear or judging her. A

41:31

blonde rich girl at Columbia asking

41:33

another girl about her stylist coat

41:35

for why the fuck does she

41:37

care And maybe she was completely

41:40

entirely wrong about the whole situation.

41:43

Know. Mind Who cares? Major.

41:45

Hadn't said a. Word to Chrissy throughout the entire

41:48

trip. Down to secured does

41:50

he even noticed. Meat.

41:52

Or pulled out and continued westward.

41:55

Amelia tracks him on the app, glad to

41:57

see he appear to be heading back toward

41:59

us. Maria Boulevard. but of

42:01

course he would be a

42:03

why wouldn't he be with

42:05

the put board for major

42:07

asked looking slightly over his

42:10

right shoulder. oh you move

42:12

to see you. Forgot

42:14

you were in the car almost. Fourth

42:17

South Amazing. How nothing

42:19

of what she was feeling. came out and

42:21

her anodyne response. Sometimes.

42:24

Amelia was and the streets were self.

42:26

Seek. A seal perfectly confident addressing

42:29

strangers for donations. for some

42:31

far flung charity Yet cells,

42:33

oh blustery and flustered here

42:35

doing. Nothing in the back seat of

42:37

a car or stomach was burghley and upset.

42:40

Some. Combination of hunger into

42:43

destined or nurse or you

42:45

can. we're redoing. His

42:47

tone was good natured and interested. I

42:49

raise money for a company like a

42:52

nonprofit. Those

42:54

to various charities. All.

42:57

Like on the street, you one

42:59

of those people asking people whose

43:01

they have a second time like

43:03

a one petition for you, yeah,

43:06

that's. Speaking. Of

43:08

work stuff. Since you shared with me.

43:10

Is. Actually known to be my last day

43:12

driving and. Maybe

43:15

artery myself one of those expensive men

43:17

and smoothies. Oh congratulations,

43:19

see that darkly about

43:22

a scenario? Where he just

43:24

meant he was going to drive for

43:26

list instead. Yeah. I'm

43:28

looking forward to it. Measures sure. What

43:31

are you that has developed this? Sky's.

43:33

The limit. She couldn't see his

43:35

face. But could imagine his

43:37

satisfied expression. The. Smooth confidence

43:40

teeth. Exposed as he spoke

43:42

through a smile. So

43:44

welcome to charities we'll raise money for

43:46

out in the Park in Queens. I

43:48

was searching for tell. You that helps provide

43:50

like clean water and mosquito nets in

43:53

Africa. Both.

43:55

Clean water and mosquito nets in the

43:57

same charity Clean the letters, the phone.

44:00

But. I. Think they also provide

44:02

mosquito nets or at least they did in

44:04

the past. Who embodies and

44:06

sexy? Known was

44:08

think about mosquitoes I guess. Side.

44:11

You get paid. Well, I get a

44:13

ton of what I was. A good

44:15

good. See last Said

44:17

the following quickly and tumbled over

44:19

her words well that I know

44:22

that that. Is something at

44:24

least he would. Probably be a

44:26

better use my time waitressing or

44:28

something. Know everything can always be

44:31

better, right? She was released that

44:33

whatever tension seat imagined existed between

44:36

them had evidently deflated. Not

44:38

fear You. Have a good at

44:40

it. He said as school

44:43

raises. New not sure to

44:45

detect. Any mike

44:47

said and silly. I might make more

44:49

money. way to sing or something. or know. To.

44:51

Be honest, I struggle with it. Sometimes it is

44:53

I feel like I am doing good work. Like.

44:56

At the end of the day. You. Know

44:59

it's ups and downs. Syria.

45:02

The car stopped at a red light. And

45:05

car in front of them Major.

45:07

Settled with his hands on the steering

45:09

wheel, adjusting something six near the driving

45:11

mirror. Then he adjusted the

45:13

dial for the. Radio volume although.

45:16

No sound team in either direction. He's

45:18

been at all the way clockwise which

45:20

would be dancing had there been. Any

45:23

news playing. Amelia

45:25

leaned and saw the radio display

45:27

once led a scene of emerald

45:29

green while music had them playing.

45:32

Know look turned off. As

45:34

did the rest of the strange electrical equipment

45:36

by the dashboard. Zola money

45:38

goes for good causes, a booze. People

45:42

need wire. Oh,

45:44

I count myself as a good cause to

45:46

I guess. It helps

45:48

me know how see pay the

45:50

bills and the allies pay the

45:53

bills. The know why she said

45:55

that exactly. She. Wasn't paying

45:57

any bills with that money receives a

45:59

bars and restaurants were technically bells

46:01

out. As get to go to Africa

46:04

to see the handiwork. No

46:06

way with the ever do that. I'm

46:08

just like the equivalent of a barrister to

46:10

them. Like it set up girl. So.

46:13

Explain it's. Like. Season

46:15

is like. Fifty. Bucks.

46:18

It's a by. Amelia looked out the

46:20

window again. She. Was benignly

46:22

tired of explaining her. Job for an

46:24

assortment of reasons. She. Wanted to

46:27

be home. Talking about her job

46:29

reminded her of how much she dislikes at.

46:31

The thought like additional unpaid work.

46:35

Love. And

46:37

the Ilia started cracking herself not to

46:39

sound tired or board. I

46:41

don't really know about how the water system

46:43

works actually, but. I think was

46:45

thirty dollars. See at least have is going to

46:47

directly to buy mosquito nets. And

46:49

I think the about three hours a net loss

46:52

or couple years. So let's say that sir. It's

46:56

embarrassing let them having trouble with this massive

46:58

my says. He

47:01

says like Agnes and in a

47:03

nutshell, how many lives each net

47:05

save But I know you don't

47:07

see thousands and thousands of children's

47:09

lives. It's sad because

47:11

like. There's this and person

47:14

that mosquito nets are like. A

47:16

white person thing because. During

47:18

the colonization years the europeans

47:20

that mosquito nets that insecticides

47:22

so. I know money

47:25

always those education efforts to you

47:27

know to promote the use of

47:29

the nets. That extra information about

47:31

the educational efforts seem to trigger

47:33

a strong the reaction than she'd

47:35

expected. Really, any reaction

47:37

was a stronger reaction than she

47:40

expected. Major. Nodded

47:42

seriously sort puzzling, nods like his

47:44

head was on a spring and

47:46

met her eyes through the rearview.

47:48

Mirror the image of the previous

47:50

their comeback sewer. And whatever

47:53

mounting discomfort she had disused by

47:55

swiftly looking out the mirror overtook

47:57

her to quickly to be rationalized.

48:00

The past she. Looked

48:02

away instinctively again, but couldn't help

48:04

herself and sneak a peek back.

48:07

His stare persisted. She.

48:09

Looked away down to her phone which

48:12

she didn't want to look at. Amelia

48:14

hopes he asked no follow up questions.

48:17

While looking at her over app

48:19

she made a conspicuous look have

48:21

focused impatient concentration as if she

48:23

just received and with now envisioning.

48:26

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48:29

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48:31

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muttered eyes glaze Distracted li

52:31

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52:34

united front of sorts look

52:36

occupied on the phone while

52:38

also offering diverting trivialities. So.

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Say I offered up like fifty dollar

52:44

donation to your charity for you to

52:46

show me those tiny little pink beauties.

52:48

You have someone under those clothes. He.

52:50

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52:53

saving lot of poor African kids' lives. Their

52:55

money, Damning. As.

52:57

You could give listen to the next

52:59

enough assuming they were too stupid, right?

53:01

Like you said, They wouldn't even

53:03

say themselves the next to you Showed them the

53:05

way. Her insides from

53:08

her stomach all the way

53:10

up to access narrowed and

53:12

constructed for forcing even process

53:14

what he sad a poisonous

53:16

lump, large. New throat. It

53:19

tasted somehow like a confirmation, as

53:21

if she known all along Vaseline

53:23

had been pumped into her stomach

53:25

and she'd only been waiting for

53:27

something to serve as the match.

53:30

Emilia swallowed hard. Sea.

53:33

Salt. Small and terrified.

53:35

For. Instinct was to turn a lot in

53:37

panic that something told her to go

53:40

large with her. Outrage. Okay,

53:42

you need to pull this car

53:44

over right now. now. Am I

53:46

wrong? You. Said he

53:48

would save so many lives,

53:51

right? Edson Edson. Wouldn't.

53:54

You be save a ton of African children for

53:56

only thirty bucks. You. Tell

53:58

me your. Pink Nasty? Why

54:01

Little Kitty? The with dozens little African

54:03

children? That's what you're saying right now.

54:06

Is wrong. About

54:09

this Know anything. I

54:12

am. Wife. Look,

54:16

you just need to pull this

54:18

car over those now. Pull.

54:21

This car over new. That's

54:24

right. Oh My. God. You wouldn't

54:26

do. You really want their.

54:29

What? Are you saying right now? That is

54:31

what you're saying right now though. Write you

54:34

a little tit is more important than a

54:36

hell of a lotta young black lives, right?

54:38

I got that part though, right through the.

54:40

Blinding. He'd have her rage and

54:42

panic. There was something like Guilds

54:44

and seen something Praetor naturally triggered

54:46

by the strength as his emotions.

54:49

As if the death of his

54:51

indignation was proof of the righteousness

54:53

of his position. There was some

54:55

part of her worldview that needed

54:57

to untangle how someone could be

54:59

so persistently stubborn about something they

55:01

were so bafflingly wrong. She.

55:04

Canceled the trip on uber enlisted

55:07

her reason as driver misconduct. Emilia

55:10

thought to threatened to call the police.

55:12

But a cotton her throat. She.

55:15

Wasn't sure if that was the best strategy

55:17

or would only and flame him. She

55:19

just needed to get out of the car.

55:22

There had to be a way to dial

55:24

the police through the rehab wasn't there. Emilia

55:27

looked out the window frantically. She

55:30

saw the elevated subway line of the

55:32

and train and new the were in

55:34

Astoria. She knew this was

55:36

a good, safe neighborhood, a place where

55:38

someone was help her. They

55:41

weren't driving that sas many thirty

55:43

miles an hour and this she

55:45

panicked as she thought was maybe the

55:47

last chance to get out of

55:49

the. Car before they got

55:51

into Manhattan. let me know.

55:54

It's not like. Right

55:57

now. Little

56:00

red beard cry to see rather let it

56:03

poor black kids that his show her. Tiny

56:05

little pink teaches. You were

56:07

here first folks. Can make this

56:10

shit up. For that,

56:12

show her that I actually have fifty

56:14

dollars some on me at the Galaxy got

56:16

a literal system. Which he

56:18

would do that zing those even cashews

56:20

do with. You.

56:23

Hang on the fifties. And

56:26

then this list is up to the

56:28

ceiling and look at his act you

56:30

sign up. Pass off Junk Dollars is

56:32

home. Islands

56:34

that play constant music for these bits of

56:36

you believe? She wouldn't have

56:38

known as see. Emilio

56:41

forced open her door. Oh

56:44

God. Whatever. See, they were going seems

56:46

a lot faster. When she saw the

56:48

road blair past her, yellow lines appearing

56:50

and reappearing so often as to be

56:52

flickering in and out of existence. Between

56:55

blinks, she saw herself launching

56:57

from the car, attempting a

56:59

role. Elbows hitting first and

57:01

soldering catapulting her into oncoming

57:03

traffic had flattened and emptied

57:06

us thoroughly and completely as

57:08

a cantaloupe caught in a

57:10

vise. You. Read A: Close That door

57:12

bitch of a little. Don't

57:14

Make Me. Don't Make Me. Try

57:17

to get the cops on me and gonna

57:19

make. Major opened his glove

57:22

compartment. She saw papers and

57:24

items she couldn't make out. In

57:27

the space of the panic's heartbeat

57:29

Amelia for saw him with one

57:31

sleep preplanned. most pull out a

57:33

black then and. Fired one

57:35

shot. Directly between her

57:37

vacant, forever open eyes. blood

57:40

trickling down into her mouth.

57:42

Turning her into nothing but garbage. To

57:45

be discarded. Amelia

57:47

breeze the thought away. Major.

57:50

Took out a stainless steel gravity nice

57:52

and flips open the six inch blade.

57:55

Eyes. Completely off the road for a

57:57

moment he swipes the air and from for

57:59

with. We'd. Cruel. Satisfaction

58:01

mingled with excitement. At

58:04

don't draw attention to plus. See.

58:07

I'm pulling over. And.

58:09

Now needs drowsy blocks away from here

58:11

because of your stupid as stupid features.

58:13

Always want the cops involves always get

58:16

and bullies and do dumb shit when

58:18

the to get some have killed by

58:20

police rather than top then that more.

58:22

To himself as he pulled off until a side.

58:24

Street and shook his hand to

58:27

have a conversation. can't work things

58:29

out is called Cops were only

58:31

words. Go

58:33

crazy. And Obama during the fucking Robes

58:36

Crazy bitch. And

58:38

then as it's crazy bitch was

58:41

insufficient to capture her evil, because

58:43

if she was just crazy, then

58:45

she can be morally culpable. he

58:47

muttered more fiercely and with rising

58:50

conviction. Stupid

58:52

with white bits. Are

58:54

you fucking kidding me? She. Was

58:57

breathing smoke? Simultaneously

58:59

flabbergasted. And Saudi soured

59:01

with fury. she almost spoke,

59:03

be careful her where the

59:06

impulses. As someone to whom

59:08

violence was for ants were confrontations

59:10

end with words affronted, tax. Or

59:13

emails don't rile

59:16

him. Okay, okay.

59:21

We. Do.

59:24

Me a foot. They. Were on

59:26

a desolate side street. She

59:28

scanned and saw only parks

59:30

and p cars, darkened industrial

59:32

businesses and low rise buildings.

59:34

With outdoor men are security. No

59:36

one coming in or out. He

59:40

stopped the car double parked. Full.

59:42

Body turned toward her nice in

59:44

his right hand, seat belt and

59:47

on. To me the phone when

59:49

you can. Open the

59:51

door now Know he. Would

59:53

grab her by the hair she couldn't

59:55

overpower him and in the chaos he'd

59:57

slasher he would imagine he was just

1:00:00

trying to the do her. and then

1:00:02

as they flailed, he'd slasher and rationalize

1:00:04

it by thinking that stupid bitch should

1:00:06

have just listened, shouldn't have everything that

1:00:08

was going to happen with be blamed

1:00:10

on what she shouldn't have done. I

1:00:13

mean. How

1:00:15

else am I gonna get? You

1:00:18

we don't understand why what the fuck you

1:00:20

said before was booked up. In.

1:00:22

Talking about and you see that asking kids'

1:00:25

lives like some fucking hero was homes and.

1:00:27

Like. I should be on my knees. Taste in

1:00:30

your feet about how great you are, to the

1:00:32

way you treated meats and then what? He

1:00:34

was really saying. Is

1:00:37

bullshit. You. That all those

1:00:39

little poor African kids die rather than

1:00:41

show your masses little cities. Are

1:00:44

your kids is so precious and show them

1:00:46

to me even if he saved dozens or

1:00:48

hundreds of little kids. Are. You

1:00:51

have any idea how fucked up that is? See.

1:00:54

Didn't know whether it was battered to

1:00:56

so she was listening or weather I

1:00:59

contact with another to precisely proceed the

1:01:01

fans. Avoiding his eyes

1:01:03

and easier so Amelia looks

1:01:06

indistinctly in his direction, always

1:01:08

on the lookout for please

1:01:10

God. Someone. Walking

1:01:12

by. No one

1:01:14

was walking on this city dead end. This

1:01:17

is a story written. fucking Hollis or

1:01:19

some shit. Go up to the

1:01:22

train. To stop some manner. I

1:01:25

don't know where I am. Your. Dumb

1:01:27

as to figure it out. People

1:01:29

will give rigs blonde girls directions.

1:01:31

Situation was reversed as let Me

1:01:33

Die of. These

1:01:37

things is me. Why? Why do you

1:01:40

care? Why? Because I'm telling you why.

1:01:42

It's the least you can fucking do

1:01:44

as you ruined my fucking did. You

1:01:47

say all these offenses seat you can't take

1:01:50

a joke this. Call this shit Open my

1:01:52

door were on drive and. What?

1:01:55

I'm supposed let you just call the police army

1:01:57

the second you get out of this putting com.

1:02:00

I know we you gonna call the police

1:02:02

only to report me a some shit is

1:02:04

no I didn't do nothing but protect myself.

1:02:06

As Amelia could believe his assurances,

1:02:08

she gives him her phone. Don't

1:02:11

lose your life over a

1:02:13

phone already. The. Quotidian provisions

1:02:15

of the real World resurface.

1:02:18

Became. For. A tiny reassuring

1:02:20

moment, her prominent focus that

1:02:23

reassembling her contact me the

1:02:25

worst of her worries anticipating

1:02:27

that as are so worried

1:02:29

was tantalizing nectar. So.

1:02:32

You're rather. Than

1:02:34

to soft pedal as as the

1:02:36

importance. Of his actions. Of

1:02:39

it That makes this a robbery. Armed

1:02:44

robbery needs. Your shook his

1:02:46

head than more fiercely looked away

1:02:48

at her for a moment as

1:02:50

if she became repulsive. Shook

1:02:52

his head with a look as

1:02:54

if she couldn't get any more

1:02:56

ridiculous. any more outrageous. Feals.

1:02:59

Oh. No no no look look look So.

1:03:02

Sorry. I. Always

1:03:04

thought as I'm leaving okay please. Please.

1:03:08

says. I'm leaving only the fall behind.

1:03:14

The of would be worth feals

1:03:16

off Amelia. Continued consoling him.

1:03:19

Practically. Believing in herself that she

1:03:21

needed to atone for something she'd said

1:03:23

or done. I'm. Sorry.

1:03:29

To be afraid of the top thing called and you okay.

1:03:33

I'm sorry he's so star

1:03:35

is. Something I can

1:03:37

never understand. Oh no, this

1:03:39

is now He started up. It

1:03:42

was as if he was destined

1:03:44

to become increasingly angry with her

1:03:46

and everything she said would be

1:03:48

willfully interpreted to escalate toward the

1:03:50

in electable conclusion. Major

1:03:52

placed his hands on the gear sets.

1:03:55

Amelia pushed her door open while also kicking

1:03:57

it open having became too the fight for

1:04:00

some reason that the door would be too

1:04:02

heavy for her to quickly get out. Major.

1:04:05

Lunged over the back seat and grabbed her

1:04:07

on her right shoulder with his left hand.

1:04:09

Strong. Enough to stop her in her tracks and

1:04:11

drag her back to the seats. Amelia

1:04:14

squirms and pivoted her wrists. Get

1:04:17

Off Of Me. For. certain gripped

1:04:19

in his left hand. Her

1:04:21

towards him and with is free right

1:04:23

hand popped open his. Front door. Her.

1:04:26

Shirt gripped in his left hand, Pulled

1:04:29

toward him and with his free

1:04:31

right hand popped open his front

1:04:33

door. Emilia try to

1:04:35

get her fingers underneath to loosen

1:04:38

his grip and was immediately horrified

1:04:40

at how overpowered she was at

1:04:42

his grip remained intact. he is

1:04:44

hop over to the back seat

1:04:46

and then she'd have nowhere to

1:04:48

go. and then she can only

1:04:50

kick her feeble flamingo to a

1:04:53

glance. And that's when. yes, He'd.

1:04:55

Stop or than in the

1:04:57

stomach again again again again.

1:05:00

She. Did see the stupid surprise on her

1:05:02

face when it became clear she was going

1:05:04

to fucking die back here. Ignominiously.

1:05:07

And alone. To. The tune of

1:05:10

the deadening sides of the pounded flesh

1:05:12

and bone that were once. Her

1:05:15

perhaps? Realizing that she'd have

1:05:17

an opportunity however brief to escape out the

1:05:19

opposite door as he tried to run to

1:05:21

the driver's side to get into the back

1:05:23

seat. He. Moved his hand

1:05:26

up to her hair and wrenched

1:05:28

advanced his body. Forward to squeeze between

1:05:30

the console to get to the back seat.

1:05:33

The nice was still in his right hand.

1:05:36

Watch the nice, Watch the nice bite

1:05:38

his left hand. She thought. Go.

1:05:40

For his eyes And without thinking,

1:05:43

she launched dislike. The

1:05:45

sought was lucky. Very easily she

1:05:47

could have missed the mark may contact

1:05:49

with just her brittle wrist where the

1:05:51

little fingers that had never curled. Properly

1:05:53

to throw a punch. Let

1:05:55

the phone she held smashed hard into his

1:05:57

nose. And he came to to forces. The

1:06:00

to the back. Amelia.

1:06:02

Dropped the phone as he swung wildly

1:06:05

with is nice. Part of

1:06:07

her couldn't believe it. He'd. Actually tried

1:06:09

to slasher with a nice. Had

1:06:12

the angle been different, her face would

1:06:14

be gassed open. There was

1:06:16

no going back from that. While.

1:06:18

See known before that this had already

1:06:20

entered an unalterable nightmare realm. Now

1:06:23

see really? Absolutely.

1:06:26

New. it. Amelia launched

1:06:28

through the door and mid flight she

1:06:30

thought the car with somehow still moving,

1:06:33

expected to hit the pavement and feel

1:06:35

every tooth shudder as she ricocheted into

1:06:37

an oncoming semi. But

1:06:39

they'd been blessedly stationary. She.

1:06:42

Landed in artfully on her right side

1:06:44

wins that the sinister vibration in her

1:06:47

niece she made contact. That. Immediately

1:06:49

got up and ran in the

1:06:51

street. Amelia ran as

1:06:53

fast as she could. Never.

1:06:56

Looking back. She. Couldn't handle

1:06:58

seeing him gaining on her and

1:07:00

became hysterical with inflamed diseased thoughts

1:07:03

that told her that moment she

1:07:05

turned her head. That's when

1:07:07

a car would come careening down the street.

1:07:10

Straight through her. Amelia

1:07:12

of Ran and Ran turned

1:07:14

several blocks south some cars

1:07:17

for driving past. Her: She.

1:07:19

Ran past a few people. some

1:07:21

elderly saw young week looking white

1:07:23

man walking and ugly dog. She

1:07:26

was saying help. The not screaming,

1:07:28

it. Now she should

1:07:31

stop and scream. And she did so

1:07:33

until she became aware of the burning

1:07:35

in her lungs so unused to what

1:07:37

they were being asked to do. Some.

1:07:40

One was coming toward her. An

1:07:42

older latino man wearing a classy

1:07:45

hat and elderly frail the tina

1:07:47

behind him. Looks of concern

1:07:49

on both their faces. The.

1:07:51

Week white man with the dog looks

1:07:53

at her with alarm, struggling to pull

1:07:55

his combat of animal forward. Seeing

1:07:57

something to the animal as the to convince. The

1:08:00

relents. Of he to come over

1:08:02

to see how he could help.

1:08:04

She went toward them, panting now.

1:08:06

It's a saying please help. Major

1:08:09

and his car were nowhere. To be

1:08:11

seen. She.

1:08:15

Heard a knock at her door.

1:08:17

She wasn't expecting any one of

1:08:19

those packages sometimes came at odd

1:08:22

times, although usually not this late.

1:08:25

Brewing. Her brows as she looked through the

1:08:27

people. She. Sort of recognize the

1:08:29

sky. A young, smiley, fair skinned

1:08:31

man who was ill served by

1:08:33

his attempt at a beard. He

1:08:35

held an I phone in his

1:08:37

hand. Chrissy. Opened the

1:08:39

door partway, her foot wedged in

1:08:41

between. No. Part of her face

1:08:44

clearly visible in the shadows. It

1:08:46

hadn't been hard for major to gain entry

1:08:48

to the apartment building. He

1:08:50

just had to wait between be unlocked

1:08:53

first door, unlocked, second door that opened

1:08:55

into the lobby. And. Elderly

1:08:57

Asian man and a Latina woman

1:08:59

with two small kids either looks

1:09:01

at him warily. While the walks

1:09:03

through the lobby or pretended. Not

1:09:06

to notice him, but what

1:09:08

he counted on was that

1:09:10

species of gentrifying younger residents

1:09:12

who enjoyed making a show

1:09:14

of opening doors for unfamiliar

1:09:16

working class people. A

1:09:18

few minutes and waiting and some such

1:09:20

Hayden or as your boat and or

1:09:22

Miles entered the building and held the

1:09:24

door open for him. Rogue.

1:09:28

Major had said. This

1:09:30

add a cast sore eden or

1:09:32

ledger. Salinger received this token as

1:09:34

form of payment nonchalantly. As.

1:09:37

Was the only way he could. But.

1:09:39

He warmed inside, reassured of

1:09:41

his enlightened. Goodness sorry buddy

1:09:44

miss robbery or to

1:09:46

form Marco. To

1:09:48

the food the with me

1:09:51

earlier you remember major said

1:09:53

still in the hallway. Ah

1:09:55

oh thank you. She.

1:09:58

Turned her head towards the recess the

1:10:00

per apartments as if wanting to check

1:10:02

something while he stood there. Should.

1:10:04

Have known as she lost her phone. She.

1:10:06

Was sure she still could you

1:10:08

we disarm him or just came

1:10:10

back to do phone on double

1:10:13

parked his it'll case I did

1:10:15

give it to you and Ron.

1:10:17

Sorry. As he

1:10:19

let me yes thanks so much

1:10:22

you're the best but he actually

1:10:24

think he barreled through, kicked the

1:10:26

door, sat behind him. And there

1:10:28

was a nice to her throat and

1:10:30

like us, Oh my god She. Had

1:10:33

a bad feeling is affected language.

1:10:35

Why has she even partly open

1:10:37

the door. She. Hadn't been

1:10:39

thinking that the brutal world she found herself

1:10:41

and was one that would ever so. Up

1:10:44

to her door hot. Tears trip

1:10:46

down her face and she

1:10:48

closed her eyes, shivering seeking.

1:10:51

Manos. Hero. Knows.

1:10:53

You. Know. Police.

1:10:57

Which. Speak. To me,

1:10:59

be your fucking delivery boy. The

1:11:02

seen him in your phone. Or

1:11:04

you just so used to get his shit

1:11:06

for know some people you to take would

1:11:08

have given no questions asked. Eyes.

1:11:11

Closed throat full of mucus

1:11:13

and here's paralyzed. Please.

1:11:16

Take what you want. You can take anything

1:11:18

in my apartment please. Please

1:11:20

don't take me to the bathroom. Please.

1:11:23

Please please please just what you want

1:11:25

in Lee's. Please. That opium

1:11:28

morning was she cries and yells

1:11:30

at a cell for being so

1:11:32

stupid. Not a morning for an

1:11:34

Std test followed by a lifetime

1:11:36

of sobbing seem and anglers, an

1:11:38

inability to go outside to be

1:11:40

around man. To be

1:11:43

unprotected and always afraid.

1:11:45

God please know. She

1:11:47

couldn't imagine it. She. Couldn't allow

1:11:49

it. To be raped. thinking.

1:11:52

Those words. Even thinking those

1:11:54

words. that possibility. Stretched.

1:11:57

Her stomach and meet at want to

1:11:59

explode. Got. The.

1:12:01

Thought the possibility of what

1:12:03

this man might intend for

1:12:06

her opened up new dimensions

1:12:08

of screaming, squirming hell. She

1:12:11

urgently had to move

1:12:13

her bowels. Police Police

1:12:15

She. Couldn't stop shaking. Couldn't

1:12:17

open her. Eyes. It's.

1:12:22

Just close your eyes cry a little bit.

1:12:24

Put on a show that I mean you

1:12:26

wanted dumb stupid bitch. Surprise.

1:12:31

That the same mistake ma'am.

1:12:33

Could I've done a little day as V. Breathe.

1:12:37

Breathe. For

1:12:39

listen to what he said. Try

1:12:41

to mentally study herself on his

1:12:43

words. He. Was aggrieved about

1:12:46

something that there was a

1:12:48

misunderstanding. He was confused.

1:12:51

I think maybe you have the

1:12:53

wrong person. I

1:12:55

I'm sorry for whatever someone is

1:12:57

done to you, she persisted, even

1:13:00

though he was talking over her

1:13:02

now increasingly agitated. Please Media

1:13:04

I can help you find the

1:13:07

person you're looking for. Oh. What

1:13:09

was? I know. Oh

1:13:12

no, oh no, I got the

1:13:14

rubbers or are they are the

1:13:16

nazi bitches bagger? She

1:13:18

forced herself to look at his

1:13:21

uncomprehending, severe face. That

1:13:23

look. That. Look was

1:13:25

an absolute. An immovable

1:13:28

object. Sissies with intractable

1:13:30

raids. She persisted

1:13:32

suppressing. Let's see new must

1:13:35

be true. He was crazy

1:13:37

and she was doomed. His

1:13:41

path was an avenue that led

1:13:44

to only one destination. Confrontation.

1:13:48

They see can only fight

1:13:51

me and scream. Then

1:13:53

everything happened to quickly as he was

1:13:56

punching her and she god as he

1:13:58

must have hit her wind play. His

1:14:00

hands were throat. Know.

1:14:04

Her. Throat already torn, Her

1:14:06

hands too late and shooting up to

1:14:08

defend herself. And the nice

1:14:10

left her throat as she staggered in

1:14:13

disbelief. The. Nice Plunged hard and

1:14:15

to her chest. And she

1:14:17

looked down. Moans. And

1:14:19

cried. The blood hot

1:14:21

both and her open throat. And.

1:14:24

while dribbling down to her chest. The.

1:14:26

Indignity of disfiguring in reaching her

1:14:28

fully the for even the pain.

1:14:32

Is in narrowed. She groped at her chest

1:14:34

to pull the nice free. But. She

1:14:36

was so weak. She must

1:14:39

try. She tugged on it

1:14:41

but he swatted her hands away so

1:14:43

easily she could register the brusque this

1:14:45

of the handset pushed against her free

1:14:47

snap her face nothing but a props

1:14:49

a help leverage himself to pull the

1:14:51

knife out of what was once her

1:14:53

body. And she registered

1:14:56

that the knife was coming back. She

1:14:58

willed herself to move out of the

1:15:00

way, but her body no longer complied

1:15:03

with her wishes. For. Last thought

1:15:05

of her own frames and mobile

1:15:07

face. Balloon. To a

1:15:09

size that became the entire world. Her

1:15:12

dying brain wordlessly screaming for her

1:15:14

to take action. Emilia

1:15:18

dreaded leaving Mcdonalds. She.

1:15:20

Gave herself a pass for eating the shit.

1:15:23

Because she was fucking starving. It

1:15:25

was quick, and chicken tenders her

1:15:27

favorite since childhood were comforting. She'd

1:15:29

forgotten how good they were. She

1:15:31

gave an older homeless black man

1:15:33

with a walker a dollar see

1:15:35

last as he held the door

1:15:37

open with the God bless you.

1:15:41

Amelia hadn't known what to expect

1:15:43

that the police station she'd never

1:15:45

filed a police report, never really

1:15:47

had any interaction with police except

1:15:49

hearing sirens blow past her up

1:15:51

where she lived in in would,

1:15:53

or seeing them in the subways

1:15:55

are clumping around on horseback for

1:15:57

the. Tourists and Central Park. Expected

1:16:00

to be caught up in some bureaucratic

1:16:02

machine waiting for hours in a waiting

1:16:04

room while police ignored her in favor

1:16:07

of gossip and coffee. But

1:16:09

the police station wasn't that bad. Detective

1:16:12

Clancy mustachioed crease face officer in

1:16:14

his mid fifties was confident they

1:16:16

be able to get major. School

1:16:19

identity and address from Goober. Detective

1:16:21

County Central Casting. Appearance was

1:16:24

heartening. These other incidents

1:16:26

happened more than you think. He

1:16:28

told her if you knew how

1:16:30

many are based cleaning service workers

1:16:32

pilfered jewelry or tasser. Slide to

1:16:35

check for leader forgery you'd. Never

1:16:37

use an app Cleaning service again. Taskrabbit

1:16:40

more like Task Bandit The cops

1:16:42

call that. God how

1:16:44

stupid she'd been just sitting there quietly

1:16:47

while alarm bells had been screening off

1:16:49

around her the whole trip. She.

1:16:51

Just had one into believing. It

1:16:55

was as a seat absorbed and

1:16:57

unwittingly prioritized a kind of aspiration,

1:16:59

a code of conduct over her

1:17:01

own safety and wellbeing. Only.

1:17:04

In hindsight, did she realize

1:17:06

how outrageously stupid of fans

1:17:08

had credit polite ignorance over her

1:17:10

own instincts. They. Let

1:17:12

her use a laptop to track her

1:17:15

phone, but it is showed up approximately

1:17:17

where she left it in his car

1:17:19

in Astoria. can't He wasn't surprised. anyone

1:17:21

with half a brain would accept it.

1:17:24

Thrown it down a sewer grate. Amelia

1:17:27

selected the option to wipe her phone

1:17:29

clean just to be says. Other

1:17:32

than her home phone number back in

1:17:34

Maryland, she didn't remember any other numbers.

1:17:37

It took her about eighty minutes to get

1:17:39

home the A Subway. She

1:17:41

didn't know whether it was a good

1:17:44

sign or that not navigating the cross

1:17:46

of people during the long transfer. To

1:17:48

the a train at the Port Authority

1:17:50

Times Square stations. Was just as

1:17:53

exhausting and annoying as ever. People.

1:17:56

Walking too slow. Dilly dallying

1:17:58

with their phones. What

1:18:00

oversized maps pointing until someone flared

1:18:02

of them to watch where they

1:18:05

were swinging their hands? The literal

1:18:07

sub: street level preachers yelling about

1:18:09

how only through the word of

1:18:11

Christ can your life be redeemed.

1:18:14

It was all the same. The

1:18:17

world hadn't seems. Normality

1:18:19

was reasserting itself. Amelia

1:18:22

slumped her body against and

1:18:25

theatrically pushed open her apartment

1:18:27

door. You.

1:18:29

Wouldn't believe my fucking day.

1:18:31

She offered as he came in. She.

1:18:33

Was half hoping her roommates Shannon

1:18:36

and Amanda would gather around and

1:18:38

start asking questions. Glad

1:18:40

to be interrupted with whatever they've been

1:18:42

doing. Hopefully something

1:18:45

that invited interruption like gorging

1:18:47

the mindless. Junk food reality shows.

1:18:49

The three of them collectively watch to

1:18:52

unwind. But. No one

1:18:54

greeted her. Amelia found

1:18:56

it remarkably. Anxiety inducing to be away

1:18:58

from home without her phone. Unable

1:19:01

to contact anyone. Unable to let

1:19:03

anything at. Her contacts and

1:19:06

the wider world. Oh one big

1:19:08

blink worried. She'd. Read

1:19:10

articles before about how lovely it has

1:19:12

to disconnect from your smart. Device

1:19:14

and reconnect with yourself. Maybe.

1:19:17

When it's your choice, and when he knew

1:19:19

when you were reconnecting. And

1:19:21

when you knew there wasn't any pressing

1:19:24

obligations, Not so much when

1:19:26

the details for your friends and family

1:19:28

were lost. As Amelia

1:19:30

had her phone, she could have sex at

1:19:32

her roommates on the subway ride home. Known.

1:19:35

Where they were, Amanda, who

1:19:37

bar tended sporadically at night, was

1:19:39

likely at work or just gone

1:19:41

out. Shannon was more of a

1:19:44

homebody, so she often studied at

1:19:46

the nearby Starbucks on that ministry.

1:19:48

The light by the front door was

1:19:50

on nails. And left it on as

1:19:52

a courtesy to each other because he

1:19:55

wants to walk into a pitch black

1:19:57

apartment and and would Amelia could always

1:19:59

hear the imagine they sing have some

1:20:01

of the more ardent environmentalists she worked

1:20:03

with if they heard about the superfluous

1:20:05

waste of energy. Lights

1:20:07

were actually on throughout the apartment. Television

1:20:10

was off, the white black living

1:20:12

room coffee table were three sets

1:20:14

of legs off and rested now

1:20:16

spotless, Shannon's. Doing

1:20:18

she was the punctilious one.

1:20:21

Always dusting and scrubbing. The

1:20:23

others and her quiet that. Their.

1:20:26

Three identically size glorified closets for

1:20:28

rooms ran next to each other

1:20:30

on the same side of the

1:20:33

wall. All their doors are closed

1:20:35

with like miserable below Shannon's. Emilia

1:20:38

was just about to gently knock

1:20:40

on Chin and store and she

1:20:43

heard Shannon say needed to her

1:20:45

door hey come on in Amelia

1:20:47

leans against the door and fatigues

1:20:49

release. Shannon. Was

1:20:51

quiet. See. Need to be eased into

1:20:54

amelie his tail of. Hysterics and whoa.

1:20:57

As. Dramatic Amanda were here. Amelia would

1:20:59

have led off with a bang, repeating

1:21:01

her you wouldn't believe my fucking day

1:21:04

for their benefit and waiting for the

1:21:06

questions. To drop. Amanda valuable

1:21:08

and he converted. Everyone else is.

1:21:10

Personality into lesser versions of her

1:21:12

own. it be more

1:21:14

fun is. That. The right word.

1:21:17

To. Tell the story in Amanda Sale,

1:21:19

but honestly, she was too exhausted

1:21:21

to do that. She. Half

1:21:24

wanted to just go to sleep and let them find

1:21:26

out. Tomorrow. Why she

1:21:28

wanted to even. Bother, She wasn't

1:21:30

sure She didn't need her

1:21:32

outrage and discuss corroborated or reaffirms.

1:21:36

My telling the story. Perhaps she distance

1:21:38

herself from it. Has it

1:21:40

already be a part of her ancient

1:21:42

mythic history? A Did you

1:21:44

ever hear that crazy shit that

1:21:46

happened to Amelia rather than a

1:21:48

current tragedy that needed. Processing.

1:21:52

Amelia open Shannon's. Door. Amelie

1:21:55

size burned and with each blink they back

1:21:57

and her to see closed. She.

1:21:59

Can. The process. What lay before her. It

1:22:02

was Shannon's minimalist room. Lights.

1:22:05

On. The little black lamp

1:22:07

that Shen and Caps at her desk with on,

1:22:09

as it always was. But. Shannon

1:22:11

wasn't sitting at her desk. She

1:22:13

was standing on the far right

1:22:15

side of her bed rigid and

1:22:17

add attention. Shannon.

1:22:19

Didn't wear makeup that if she

1:22:22

had it the smudging Amelia could

1:22:24

see her eyes were ruse. And

1:22:26

puffy. A cease recently

1:22:29

distorted with tears. Who

1:22:31

did not compete with the reason for all this?

1:22:34

Someone behind Shannon, one arm wrapped

1:22:36

around her upper test as if

1:22:38

Amelia had unwittingly walked into a

1:22:41

hostage situation inside a bank. Someone

1:22:43

taking cover behind a human shield

1:22:45

to avoid unseen. Snipers, So

1:22:49

this is how to colonize. Live on. Stage

1:22:52

and over Harlem. Night taken

1:22:54

all of them. Major. Said

1:22:57

destructively. Almost obligatory

1:22:59

early then any.

1:23:02

we just gave talk of to. Amelia

1:23:05

saw the same night as before and

1:23:07

his right hand. Not. Against,

1:23:09

but close enough to Shannon's throat.

1:23:12

Emilia had a steady herself just

1:23:15

to stand upright the waves of

1:23:17

socks nasr in horror up ending

1:23:19

her. She. Wanted alerts

1:23:21

forward and puke or crazily Wanting

1:23:23

only to lay down and sleep.

1:23:26

Know. This. Can be happening.

1:23:29

even though it undeniably was.

1:23:32

Even when she accepted it was

1:23:34

truly happening, her body rebelled. No.

1:23:38

This Can't Be happening. To Go. To

1:23:40

bed and wake up and deal with it later.

1:23:43

Future. Amelia can deal with it. The.

1:23:45

Same strategy for how she dealt with a

1:23:47

bad day in college. Just

1:23:49

snap through it. As if

1:23:51

her body applied this one size

1:23:54

fits all solution to whatever lay

1:23:56

before it. She was going to

1:23:58

puke or shit unless. Kept her

1:24:00

up right. He wasn't as least

1:24:03

as he was before. He is

1:24:05

lose could be properly applied to

1:24:07

a violent lunatic. But

1:24:09

before major had been fluid.

1:24:12

A snap and natural rhythm to his

1:24:15

words that serve to. Partially.

1:24:17

conceal their bite, That.

1:24:19

Was absent now, and there was a

1:24:22

kind of stupefied withdrawal on his face.

1:24:25

Add to that of the races beaten the

1:24:27

go. With. The not to exit.

1:24:29

The way he said bit

1:24:31

though, didn't seem hateful. And

1:24:34

he spoke as if he didn't even believe

1:24:36

when he was saying. There

1:24:38

was a glazed a book to him as he spoke.

1:24:41

It was your fault. You made me. You

1:24:44

were a lot worse and her was not

1:24:46

fair to happen to her when it's your

1:24:49

fault. Of see

1:24:51

it.you deserve to die twice. Three

1:24:53

times. the. Emilia kept

1:24:55

her hands up, fingers wide and

1:24:57

spread apart in the universal gesture

1:24:59

of easy does it. She could

1:25:01

spend a lights trying to unravel

1:25:03

where. He was mentally. There

1:25:06

was always that insistent believe that

1:25:08

he could somehow be reason to

1:25:10

it. If only she could find

1:25:12

a hook to disabuse himself of

1:25:15

these assumptions he was making see

1:25:17

wanted to point out that is

1:25:19

he hadn't noticed Shannon was mixed

1:25:21

race Latina said that by Shannon

1:25:24

any clemency or was see as

1:25:26

irredeemably racist as any. Other white

1:25:28

girl. As if her white

1:25:30

house like a creeping oil slick

1:25:32

smothered and overtook all it came

1:25:35

into contact with. No.

1:25:38

Don't attempt it. There. Was

1:25:40

a cruel fascination and dealing with

1:25:42

someone crazy? That. Take him at

1:25:44

his word, He. Killed someone. Amelia

1:25:47

knew he couldn't be reasoned with.

1:25:50

The case. Of all,

1:25:52

what do you wanna talk about?

1:25:54

Amelia regretted that. She

1:25:57

called his bluff. He had nothing to

1:25:59

talk about. And it showed. Major.

1:26:02

lived she surmise convinced so

1:26:04

absolutely of his own correctness,

1:26:06

a kind of amplified version

1:26:08

of the insular self affirming

1:26:10

bubble as everyone else. Just.

1:26:13

Missing some key ingredient that allowed

1:26:15

him to function as semi normally

1:26:17

as everyone else. Why?

1:26:19

Couldn't he just go home and

1:26:21

post about the stupid, racist, rich

1:26:24

blonde bitch he had to deal

1:26:26

with? Get his online affirmations. What

1:26:29

seem to compel into nine? now

1:26:31

after all his years of living.

1:26:34

To drive his life off the cliff? She.

1:26:37

Can never known. Could you let

1:26:39

C N go? See

1:26:42

has. Nothing. To do with this, Amelia

1:26:44

was looking for the opening to mention

1:26:46

she was Porta Rican. Not Than or

1:26:48

do. You. Should

1:26:50

have seen her when she saw my

1:26:52

grad knocking on the door telling her

1:26:54

you're in trouble and then I found

1:26:56

your phone. More

1:26:59

to spit Murphy's. Hope

1:27:01

see. Wrong move. Major

1:27:04

had made his decision and anything

1:27:06

she said any facts see offered

1:27:08

would be grossly misinterpreted to serve

1:27:11

his and. Secret offer

1:27:13

money or to debase herself to

1:27:15

flush him that if he wanted

1:27:18

had knit. Know

1:27:20

where would that lead? That

1:27:23

lead to nothing good. Keep.

1:27:25

A distance. She. Could run.

1:27:27

She was close enough to send. Them the

1:27:29

door to run. close it behind her.

1:27:31

Make a run for it. That

1:27:34

idea disappeared. She. Couldn't the

1:27:36

band and Shannon? She. Brought

1:27:38

this however inadvertently to their

1:27:40

door. Would he want? then. You

1:27:43

want me to? Me:

1:27:46

This. You

1:27:48

are talking about see. My

1:27:50

tits? the thorny part? remember.

1:27:53

It wasn't possible to run an arm

1:27:55

herself with a knife for frying pan.

1:27:57

The. Second, she left the room, He would kill.

1:28:00

Then or was he blessing.

1:28:03

Was he truly capable of murdering

1:28:05

somebody? With

1:28:07

so many emotions exploding inside

1:28:09

her. Amelia could still

1:28:12

identify the singular weight of guilt.

1:28:14

Over that sweet woman in the car

1:28:16

with the cool jacket. The

1:28:18

women who could have been her friend. Disagreements.

1:28:21

With. There was nowhere to go.

1:28:25

This would end with him attacking her. Was

1:28:28

Shannon a lost cause? Should. Amelia

1:28:30

flee. Lot. Since she do.

1:28:33

Our roommate is gonna be here any

1:28:35

second with her voice. And

1:28:38

he said jimmy's gonna be here. And

1:28:40

here is a good. Enough.

1:28:42

To a gun that he always as

1:28:44

on him. Emilia was

1:28:47

panicking now. Time was running

1:28:49

out. She needed to. Either

1:28:52

a momentary pause and hearing about another

1:28:54

person coming over. Were. Freeze

1:28:56

frame of excitement and Amelia sexualized

1:28:58

the basement. Either way,

1:29:00

there was an opening. And.

1:29:03

Shannon then pivoted her hips

1:29:05

and turned into major wrote

1:29:07

some hooking into his eyeball.

1:29:10

Me: To screen is Shannon some

1:29:12

sounded move and immediately he palm

1:29:14

to entire face into his left

1:29:16

hand. And with her momentum

1:29:19

used against her. Monster into

1:29:21

the dresser. In. The far corner.

1:29:23

Emilia was moving before she

1:29:25

was thinking. Making. To

1:29:27

grab something to defend herself and

1:29:29

rushed forward to take advantage of

1:29:31

the surprise. Some. Insane.

1:29:33

part of her wanted to grab a

1:29:36

pillow as if this was just nothing

1:29:38

more than a game and panic mixed

1:29:40

with chaos as she couldn't find anything

1:29:42

to grab. Should. We run

1:29:45

out the kids and and get

1:29:47

a nice but instead she made

1:29:49

a split second decision. Grabbing what

1:29:51

she could major was a beat

1:29:54

behind, refusing to believe this blurred

1:29:56

vision, willing it to vanish left

1:29:58

him to his. Hi sounding

1:30:01

blood has. Vanity and Fiore

1:30:03

reminded him of the Nice is held

1:30:05

in his right hand, grip tightening around

1:30:07

the handle as if you were ringing

1:30:09

the next of those two. spoiled. Counts.

1:30:12

He. Had to kill First, the stupid

1:30:15

blonde betty bitch running toward him just

1:30:17

asking to be stabbed in the stomach,

1:30:19

Or the entitled ugly bitch who just

1:30:21

attack them. Major.

1:30:24

Turned toward Shannon just as she turned

1:30:26

back toward him, cracking him in the

1:30:28

forehead with the heavy tech. Specs he'd

1:30:30

grab from the dresser. That.

1:30:33

Was a pain he could press

1:30:35

through that wouldn't stop him although

1:30:37

his head jarred swimmingly and vertigo

1:30:39

bloomed and site brain. He.

1:30:42

Men to continue forward but lost his

1:30:44

balance despite knowing there was no reason

1:30:46

to. To. To take it. That.

1:30:49

Was nothing. Then. He

1:30:51

sells of violent pinprick. And his

1:30:53

nut. The equivalent of a needle

1:30:55

for a blood test. That a

1:30:57

needle that didn't stop. It

1:30:59

continued and spread and then blood

1:31:02

was rushing from his neck. He.

1:31:04

Put his hand up and swung at

1:31:07

the say that he knew would be

1:31:09

the blonde bitch, but the other woman

1:31:11

was at his waist and he was

1:31:13

screaming, screaming. Division. That

1:31:15

had been watery and blurred and his

1:31:18

right I was now entirely gone. Major.

1:31:21

Felt the pressure of the thin

1:31:23

ballpoint pen that invaded his eyes

1:31:26

before he felt the pain. A

1:31:28

pain is so brilliant and incendiary,

1:31:30

it reduced him to unknown wavelengths

1:31:32

of hysterics. And swung

1:31:35

wildly. And make contacts

1:31:37

and and galloping. Forward screaming,

1:31:40

Major sensed one of the girls

1:31:42

falling down and he thought he

1:31:44

imagined the blonde Becky bitch kicking

1:31:46

her tiny little rich girl seat.

1:31:48

Insane. Disbelieving, We groping

1:31:51

at her torn throat. Like.

1:31:53

How could violence befall a pretty

1:31:55

rich white girl and kept running

1:31:57

forward out of the room? And

1:32:00

speaking out of his I finally falling

1:32:02

to the floor. He. Felt

1:32:05

warm viscous fluid dribble down

1:32:07

his seat. Nothing.

1:32:09

Coherent registered when he attempted to

1:32:11

open his damaged I. And

1:32:13

he groped and stumbled out of

1:32:16

the apartment. more on instinct than

1:32:18

anything. Amelia Shannon put her hands

1:32:20

to amelia forehead than today, the

1:32:23

comforter off her bed, sending pillows

1:32:25

careening to the floor. She.

1:32:27

Pushed a corner of the comforter hard against

1:32:30

Amelie his forehead. To stop the bleeding.

1:32:32

Here here, just breathe. Your.

1:32:35

Okay, Oh God is

1:32:37

it that. Emilia,

1:32:40

Try to breathe. Is

1:32:44

it that. Uses

1:32:47

only. Emilia

1:32:50

was blubbering. She saw the blood

1:32:53

pool and silk into the comforter.

1:33:00

He just got a little cut on the forehead. In

1:33:07

between blinks she could picture is happening

1:33:10

clear as day, Shannon speaking one moment

1:33:12

and then spitting up blood the next,

1:33:14

A nice erupting out of her from

1:33:16

it's like a shrimp on a queue.

1:33:19

Major. Over her shoulder, enlisting her off

1:33:21

the ground like it was nothing. He

1:33:24

locked in their cheated the to. Police.

1:33:27

Or and really, Smart

1:33:29

about mans. At a

1:33:31

charity wishes she had a strong top boyfriend.

1:33:35

She's going to like that story. Of

1:33:37

instantly Amelia found the courage to look at

1:33:39

the mirror. No. Matter what

1:33:41

she saw, she would have cried. It

1:33:44

wasn't nothing as Shannon told her,

1:33:46

or barely anything as Amanda would

1:33:49

later say, It was something

1:33:51

enough to make her mother cry when she

1:33:53

saw it. It was a d

1:33:55

gas on the centre right portion. Of

1:33:57

her forehead. She

1:33:59

viewed as somehow, however, illogically

1:34:01

as a signifier of her

1:34:04

own sale years. Shannon.

1:34:06

Food done everything right

1:34:08

came out unscathed. Disfigure,

1:34:11

a sin amelia subconsciously

1:34:13

celts and never articulated.

1:34:16

Was her punishment? She.

1:34:18

Thought of justice.this whole fiasco confirmed

1:34:20

that the Pan was mightier than

1:34:22

the sword, but never said it.

1:34:26

Somehow. Rather, she felt

1:34:28

a deranged paranoia about the optics

1:34:30

as to rich white Columbia girls

1:34:33

beating off a working class sub

1:34:35

intellect with an overpriced text book

1:34:37

called Feminism and Politics third edition

1:34:40

and a fancy Sharp Ten. Hey,

1:34:44

Emilia know Dutchman at all to passing

1:34:46

along. you might wanna take a look.

1:34:48

That was the second tax she got

1:34:50

in the last couple of minutes. From

1:34:52

a different friends than the first. She.

1:34:55

Kind of blown off the first tax because.

1:34:58

Wow, she had no reason. She

1:35:01

blew off most demands upon a time these

1:35:03

days. Although she wasn't filling it

1:35:05

with much of anything else. She.

1:35:07

Taken a break from her job, basically

1:35:09

quitting it without using those words. She.

1:35:12

Taken the rest of the semester off,

1:35:14

both with the schools and her parents'

1:35:16

Consent. She needed a

1:35:18

break. Things weren't going badly,

1:35:21

she told herself. She. Didn't

1:35:23

really need to convalesce or anything.

1:35:26

The. Word he's by the doctor who stitched up

1:35:28

her wound. A word which

1:35:30

brought to mind images of hysterical

1:35:32

or suicidally depressed. Women: Dragoon.

1:35:35

Dos to a colony in Florida for

1:35:37

fresh air and sunshine. It

1:35:39

wouldn't last long. This break. Amelia

1:35:42

didn't like going out alone for

1:35:44

any reason, but that would pass.

1:35:47

That. Would cause she told herself.

1:35:50

Uneasily, She.

1:35:52

Hated being on the subway. Surrounded

1:35:54

by all these people. And

1:35:57

she couldn't admit wasn't allowed to

1:35:59

admit it. But young,

1:36:01

cocksure, unintelligent men made her

1:36:03

extremely anxious and uncomfortable. She.

1:36:06

Was terrified. She knew. It

1:36:09

was as if she become infected. Infected.

1:36:12

With a virus she couldn't bring to

1:36:14

anyone's attention. She. Was terrified

1:36:16

of being alone. Of being

1:36:18

alone with men which would have

1:36:21

a certain squadron of feminists females

1:36:23

nodding and emphatic agreement. So.

1:36:25

More specifically, being around

1:36:27

lower class men. As

1:36:29

a certain type, they're

1:36:31

nervous flares, shaking hands,

1:36:34

So she left it at Man to

1:36:36

get the approval and support she needed,

1:36:39

hoping the darker thoughts would pass. Emilia

1:36:42

saw the first and second taxer,

1:36:44

both sent. The. Same link. Hey.

1:36:47

Emilia, You might need to see

1:36:49

this. Read the first text.

1:36:52

She clicked the link and the

1:36:54

article opened. Back. Seat back.

1:36:56

He knows what African charities are good

1:36:58

for. We. Know we over

1:37:00

use that term. Becky said

1:37:02

these basic features that there

1:37:05

really is no other word

1:37:07

that quite capture as.blend of

1:37:09

capacity, entitlement, aggressive victimhood, and

1:37:11

so she's like in that

1:37:13

high pitched so over this

1:37:15

tone uses. Know this, Betty

1:37:17

be using day and night

1:37:19

Plus and Taxi back. He

1:37:21

has such a nice illiterate

1:37:23

of ring to it. There.

1:37:26

Was Amelia clear and bright?

1:37:28

A threat illuminated extra white

1:37:31

even as it were and

1:37:33

majors backseat of you from

1:37:35

a camera is dashboard. As

1:37:37

Emilia spoke major made eyes with

1:37:40

the camera. A silent emphasis

1:37:42

on when apparently she said something

1:37:44

worthy a secret. Derision. Now.

1:37:47

Back seat back is worthless. Opinions on

1:37:50

sense of occasion Ten dollars movies and

1:37:52

painting. Music is bad enough. The

1:37:54

article continued. Not bulky

1:37:56

reveals. Her true beckett sued when discussing

1:37:59

the and. Instead, the African charity

1:38:01

she works for. Important in

1:38:03

that said charities put the be

1:38:06

in becky. For bankroll. A

1:38:08

clip of Emilia in the backseat. Voice

1:38:10

higher and more braces and she imagined

1:38:13

her voice to be. Perhaps the

1:38:15

products of the teeny phone speakers? Or.

1:38:17

Just. Rarely hearing her own voice outside

1:38:19

or on had. well I get a

1:38:21

cut of when I raise. A

1:38:24

good good. Well good. I know

1:38:26

luck that. It's something, at

1:38:28

least. It would probably be

1:38:30

a better use my time waitressing or something. Know.

1:38:34

Everything can always be better. A major

1:38:37

makes I said the camera a little

1:38:39

smile as he looks back at the

1:38:41

road. So. All

1:38:43

the money goes for a good cause, I

1:38:45

suppose his eyes go back to the camera.

1:38:48

Yeah. People leave honor. I

1:38:52

tell myself as a good cause do. Do

1:38:55

we need to mention that the

1:38:57

sec he goes to Columbia? What

1:38:59

you think see slumming it at

1:39:01

City College Now see Becky wants

1:39:03

to get paid Now look we

1:39:05

ain't China now. Feeble track. Emilia

1:39:07

couldn't read or watch anymore amelie scan

1:39:09

down to the bottom of the

1:39:11

article was she was about to

1:39:13

do was a terrible idea and the

1:39:15

best of times you don't want

1:39:17

to do this on any article

1:39:19

that. Features you but she couldn't.

1:39:22

Help herself. She wondered if

1:39:24

seed recognize the familiar voice.

1:39:26

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