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Of course I did, but my options were limited The sky was the li dumpster filled eek-old takeout

Whatever this was between us had barely begun; why had I thought that gavewith his life? Once again, it wastrue Just like with my old roommate

He shook his head like I was being obstinate, which really got my back up “Yes, but every application I put in falls into a black hole”

He frowned “So you’re pissed at et another job?”

I fisted my hands at h et by and Leo had waltzed into this job, and one of the biggest accounts I’d ever seen had fallen straight into his lap And in a couple weeks the sports channel would call him back and offer hiolden life touched by King Midas, and I was suddenly, utterly done

“Get out” My ar him to the door

His face fell, but it was too late “Zara, I’m sorry”

“Leave”

“I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t want to be I’ me I don’t need to do this job, but I want to do it”

“You don’t even need this job?” That inferno had another heaping of lighter fluid sprayed onto it He didn’t even need theme every step of the way, and for what?

“Fuck”

“Is this a joke to you?”

“Have I been treating it as a joke?”

Every day, I busted y like a waitress at a greasy spoon during the lunch rush, and he didn’t need this job My best shot at keeping Tyler and myself above water could be ripped away by soles?!

Leo cupped my shoulders “Calm down”