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"So, have you and Dahlia decided on a place to vacation this su of soda I start to anshen so outside a very fa to a very familiar man

Absently, I setwith you two," Dina goes on "But I’rossed in the television to give hersays into the microphone "Every year I doan event to raise one million for my new charity, The Prevention Project, in honor of my wife"

The reporter nods and looks faintly re theor suicide prevention?"

"Drug prevention," Arthur Ha says "Inaddiction is what killed her I want to do s and also to help prevent drug abuse before it starts It is such a terrible disease in this country"

So is lying and sexual violence and ," the reporter says "And speaking of disease, I understand that you’ve also been giving money to cancer research because of--"

"I have," Arthur Ha to everyone about h I’ve apologized enough for it But as I’ve said before, I was only protecting her People can accept cancer, but they’re not so accepting of drug use and I did what I had to do to protect ive to cancer research"

You are such a piece of shit

I grit my teeth

"Sarai?" Dina says from the other side of the table "Did you decide on Florida or New York?"

The rest of Arthur Ha’s words fade into the back oftih her

I look at her finally and pick upa trip to Los Angeles this su from the bun on my plate and scoop it up with soeles?" Dina says inquisitively and then taking a bite of her own "Going to do the Hollywood thing, huh?"

"Yeah," I say distantly "It’s going to be great"

I have unfinished business there

I s about it and cover it up with another drink of soda