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ross the mud. Dirty water splashed against the pristine chrome a
ssed a manicured hand over his nose. He stared out thlike wet dog and
alculated patience. His hands lightly rested on the leather steering wheel. "Just find
rusted iron gate stood between the mud path and the front door. Several residents in
sank half an inch into the brown sludge. He ign
the metal. The frame rattled. Ru
e ans
kicking the bottom of the ga
shouted. "O
tal cut through the damp air.e. Her hands rested in her pockets. She looked at the t
esperate orphan. The girl standing before him did not look desper
. "Pack whatever garbage you want to keep
ely examining the texture of the distant storm. Her eyes were perfectly calm, devoid of a single ripple of emotion. Her p
leather-bound checkbook and a gold pen. He scribbled
ecent clothes before you get on the
mother died three days ago. The mourning p
ite trash nobody living in a tin can!
ssed two fingers against her temple, pushing down ha
hand and locke
ok in her eyes was not anger. It was the dead, empty stare of a pre
He stepped forward to c
said, his voice tight. "Or we wil
ath. It sounded like a laugh, but
or bankruptcy that you need my signature to
or drained from his face. Ia
ing it into a fist. He to
es tracked the movement of
urvival instinct in his body screame
pulled him back toward the
or you in New Y
. The Maybach engine roared. The tires spun in the mud, fishtailing wildly bef
sappear into the rain. She pressed
y iron door shut. The latch clicked i
he door. The trailer was smal
of the room. It was time to go to New York. It wa
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