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“Dorian’s living with me”

“That is an unexpected development”

“I suppose She invited herself”

“And you let her?”

I wasn’t sure if that was a statement or a question, not that it mattered Macy and Malcolm had the same reaction

“Soht”

Scratching of pen against paper That sound was beginning to be my ve

rsion of nails on a chalkboard

“Sometimes the easy way isn’t the best way”

I shrugged, turning back to face her “It’s the orn path I chose to take”

“Who benefits from that?”

“I don’t know It’s not soht about”

“Maybe you should If you keep taking that ‘orn path’ as you call it, how are things ever going to change?”

“Is this where you ask me that cliché question about the definition of insanity?”

She laughed and shook her head “I don’t do anything cliché if I can help it”