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Ayana stared at her blankly “Girl, you can’t ood drink to save your life And don’t even think of waitressing again Plates just see Don’t even get er of that tattoo shop”

“Hey now, that wasn’t ht of blood the way I did? I can’t be bla I have no control over,” Gabrielle said with a pout

Ayana waved her hands dis about all the things you’ve failed at since you moved to New York”

“But I can’t keep working as a te ends meet”

“I know the checks are few and far between, but it’s better than nothing What do you plan on doing? Maybe going back to your last job as a shop girl?” Ayana shook her head with a huot slapped by a customer?”

Gabrielle held a palotten that Da people the truth when they asked her how so looked

Though she didn’t voice it right then, Gabrielle began to seriously consider leaving the city Ayana would definitely try to talk her out of it, but how long could Gabrielle keep living off her friend’s goodwill?

With nothing else to do, Gabrielle opened up a webpage that led her straight to her email She saw the notifications and absent mail

Then suddenly, she saw it “Oh shit,” she said aloud, and Ayana turned to her in surprise

“What is it?”

“Maybe a fluke,” Gabrielle said slowly “But I think I just got offered a job”