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"What?"

"Nothing"

"What do I owe you? This is your third visit I owe you so"

"You promised to tell me who my father is"

"Oh," Sandra cursed under her breath "I pro slip last time? Does that count?"

"It doesn’t You called him ‘Emmy’, but I don’t know any Emmy"

"Sure you do You just don’t know their full names"

Dani’s eyebrows pinched forward She frowned "Are you going to tell me who my father is?"

"No" Sandra plopped her foot onto Dani’s lap "I need to raisethe ederandmother’s feet "You promised me"

"I’m a liar Part of the reason why I’m in this place"

"I deserve to know--"

"You don’t deserve a godda" Sandra pulled her feet down and leaned forward She shouted, "I deserve to have hters byAnd who knohen Mae’s name is up"

Sandra fell still

Dani knew she was supposed to stop She shouldn’t talk like that to her grandmother, but she couldn’t The words spilled out in rhyth up She was fed up "You already lost one daughter Maybe you could begin bridging the gap with your fa you who your daddy is?"

"Yes!" Dani shoved out of her chair It screeched across the floor and hit against the ith a bang "Shit" She bit down on her lip She hadn’t ainst the wall, it feels a lot better"

"What?"

Her grandmother didn’t blink "I’m serious You could even throw it at the on’t do a darn good They got ‘e so no one can throw themselves out theWe just bounce off like rubber birds It’s not a good feeling when you go splat on the floor"

"Are you insane?"