Chapter 22: Floor 2 Preparation I

Chapter 22: Chapter 22: Floor 2 Preparation I

He wanted to say he was still her son, that nothing had changed. But that was another lie, and the taste of it mixed with the metallic reek of the flat. "I’m not running," he said, softer. "I just want to make things better."

She picked up the bag and set it back in front of him, keeping only a single bill. "I’ll use this for groceries and to pay the landlord a week early. The rest you keep." Her hand covered his for a second, cold and dry.

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