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I didn’t hear randmother’s response because I’d picked up my pace

CHAPTER NINETEEN

PAST

"I hate my name," I complained one day to Gra on a very long list that the kids at school teased me about, but I’d decided to take particular exception to it because that day I’d overheard soht I couldn’t hear

So I’d corownup I knew that I could say anything to, tell anything to, and she took it all in stride

This though for some reason seemed to take her aback

Her hand went to her chest and she blinked at , "You do?"

I looked away I couldn’t maintain eye contact with her when she appeared sowounded

I shrugged, not so sure about uess so," I muttered

"Want to know so about your name?"

My eyes went back to her as I nodded

"A very famous woman named you that She na color You see, she knew you’d have an interesting life where those qualities would serve you well"

"You named me?" I breathed

She smiled and nodded "I did Glenda wasoverwhelot you and so I took over for a while I naly about it, and she didn’t , if I do say so lanced over at Dante as she asked the question, and I foundhers

He was in his usual spot on the sofa across the roo in to add to or argue e were saying He sat up now and looked at Gra at

"Dante Don’t those naether? Scarlett and Dante They have a ro when you co at each other

"Did you know that she named us?" I asked hiht you’d enjoy the storyfronature"

~May West

PRESENT

I was striding across the ceht up to me

"Don’t," I told him when he fell in beside me "Don’t involve yourself in my issues Just Don’t It’s not your job to defend me"