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“Yes,” Alice answers, “she just told me that”

“What else did she say?”

“Well, she knows so words And, she said you think I’ive her a look and she shrugs, her plu as she leans her chin on her hands, elbows on her knees, her brown eyes stuck on Alice

“Well, you are pretty”

“That’s genetics Nothing to be proud of” Her shoulders square, her voice taking on a brave edge and that flicker of fire ignites again insideto do with her beauty “Inherited things or genes are not of our ownand therefore not a source of self-esteem At least, they shouldn’t be”

She glances around the opulent space on a little shrug

“Touche,” I ansith the realization that she’s right, and although I’ve never boasted about uilt “I inherited this estate I built my own house beforelike this, but this was Linnie’s home, so, here we are”

“It’s fine It’s just ospel” She looks back at Linnie who s else with her hands and Alice answers back

“What did she say and what did you say?”

“She wanted to kno I knew sign language I told herthe here she was a nurse So, she could speak but also had learned sign language She taught me”

Alice shrugs, looking a bit unsure as she runs her hands down the front of her shirt then folding her hand in her lap

A goddess like her has surely had to handle her share of unwanted attention I can already tell she’s aware of her attributes, but so tellssense of self and a practical nature It’s an intoxicating corip on reality