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Yeah Shit certainly isn’t adding up

I’d like to ih in the world ould purposely ruin the relationship between two innocent people for their own gain, but it’s also ti so naïve There’s way more motive behind Heidi’s actions thantime

But right now, dealing with her is my priority

Thinking quickly, I scrub my face to make my tears look a little bit fresher and open the door She pouts at the sight ofa knife stuck inI’d notice sooner

“Aeetie I’m sorry”

She pulls , and it’s all I can do to hold ina But I know Heidi well enough to know one thing—confronting her now, rather than going behind her back to get the hell out of here first, will only end in disappointment for me She is a schemer, and she’ll never let me win if she knows I’m an active opponent

“Thanks” My voice is pitiful and pathetic, and she eats it right up

“Is there anything I can do for you this ?”

I shakethe part she’s forcedpaid to be

“No Thanks I’o down to his apartave et some closure”

She nods “Do you want o with you?”

Not in a million years “No, thanks I really think I need to do this on my own”

“Okay We’ll see you in an hour to get ready for your intervieith Maxiazine?”

I nod before , hard look at the life I’ve spent the last twenty or so years trapped in,around her

I turn back at the door and smile “See you soon”

And I’h And if I find out she had a direct hand in scheet hers and then some

Once I’one like the wind I won’t make the same mistake twice—tomorrow is another today; but today is better