9

I willed myself to focus on study and work. Just to get my life moving forward. Just to stop myself from drowning in sorrow.

Chris even gave me an early bonus. I don’t know what bonus he was talking about, but he said that the clients were pleased with my work and dropped fat tips on the tip box. That’s how it works in their shop, together and as a family. What one has, the others should have as well. Everything is divided equally, be it work or tips.

I sent messages to my best friends using my new phone, and I told them I was okay. That I have the Stanleys, Lee, and Matt with me.

“Do you want me to put rat poison in his drink?” Mellissa rolled her cool blue eyes, bitching on the other line of facetime.

“Poison is too tame, Mel, I’ll c