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The look his mother shot hihter’s bout of rebellion

“But,” Rainne pressed on, “once he’s got it up and running it will be ain”

Lake stilled Noasn’t the time to tell her otherwise, but the enthusiasut

“Tellto do with it?”

Rainne blinked a couple of ti

“I’ to sell underwear,” she said at last

“Yes, yes” His th braid back over her shoulder and adjusted the strap on her purple canvas satchel “For what reason? What cause will this benefit?”

Rainne’s cheeks flushed Lake couldn’t stand it any more

“She’s going to make money That’s what shops do They provide services for cash”

Hislook

“Money isn’t a reason for doing so,” she told him “Capitalism isn’t a way of life It’s a disease”

“Looking after yourself and helping the community isn’t a disease,” Lake said

“Helping the co underwear?” his mother scoffed

“We all wear it, Mum—even you,” Lake said evenly

He half expected Rainne to shout “stop fighting” like she did when he still lived at home If you could call a bus “home”