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Nikki

“Thanks for picking me up” I limp toward my bastard of an Uncle, Happy

“Happy to do it I’m so sorry I didn’t know about Tricky Had I knoould have killed the piece for shit o”

I walk past hi me

“Don’t touch ht be thankful for the ride, but it doesn’tt

o do with you!”

He nods looking sad “Sophia is back at ood kid A little quiet but worried about you”

“That bitch you are hter, Susan” I glare at him and he stiffens

“What are you talking about? Crystal was devastated when you ran off She cried herself to sleep for weeks when I couldn’t find you”

I laugh in his face

“Nikki, sweetheart What’s wrong?”

“You really don’t know do you?”

“I ao have a drink Just you and me and you can tell me whatever it is that has you upset that you think I should know

“Fine, I’ll tell you everything, but first I want you to hter away from them”

He shakes his head but pulls out his phone and shoots off a text We pull up to a nice neighborhood, and park in space 603 “Where are we?”