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“Well, dear,” Bridget said calet a call from your landlady”

“What?!!” Elena said, her voice rising with her shock

“She said that you were late with your rent,” Bridget said, “and you’d been late with your rent for the past three ency contact, after all”

Elena closed her eyes for a minute and cursed Mrs Levitan internally

“I have another couple of days to ritted teeth, “and I’ll make it”

“Oh Elena,” Bridget said despairingly, “if you need money, I can lend you money”

“No… I can e”

“You obviously can’t,” Bridget cut in harshly “You have student loans to pay, too”

Elena felt her muscles tense

“I’m aware, Mother,” she said

“There’s no need to take that tone, Elena,” Bridget said with excessive cal to help”

Elena rose to her feet “If you really wanted to help – you would have supported o to art school You would have helped me pay edto trample them”

Bridget gave an exaggerated sigh “One day, Elena, you will be forced to grow up, and when that day coht to try and dissuade you from this ridiculous career choice you have made”

“You are not right,” Elena said forcefully

Eet before she could speak