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170 Packing Up

170 Packing Up the Past

(Winona)

Back in the old house, Jayden steps outside to make a call, leaving me alone with my mom and Cass.

"Mom, you need to pack what you need for a few nights. We're getting you and Cass out until the coast is

clear."

Mom hesitates, her hand lingering on the worn armrest of the couch. "This is my home, Winona. The only thing I have that's mine."

"It's dangerous right now, Mom. You know what can happen if they come here..."

Mom nods. "What were you doing, Cass? You're usually not that reckless."

"I'm sorry. I didn't think she was going to turn up and go all gangsta on me." Cass says and puts her arm around Mom. 7 shouldn't have run out on you like that "It's okay, Cass. It was a lot to take in. But it's better you know the truth."

"I'm pissed that you had to be that person. It isn't you, Mom. You know that don't you?"

Mom smiles and brushes her hand down Cass's arm. left all that in the past the day I knew you survived

barely survived it. I knew then I'd give you

feel a pang of loss and loneliness for not having that relationship with

I'm such a

that, Cass. You just haven't

as hell ain't school. I'm never

the best years of

me.

hostility, but I don't. "If it's money you're worried about,

been shit all my life, why would I want

you do

a job I

toilets will be fun for the rest of your life."

was good enough for Mom for years,

at Mom. "Oh god, I'm sorry.

streets, but you will never belong in our world again.

make sure no one needs to go hungry, but sharing isn't a part of the DNA. Blind eye syndrome." +25

Up the

Jayden shuffle his feet and

think there's any need to assume you know anything about

shrugs. "How hard could it be? You have enough money to make anything possible. No doubt you'll throw a bunch of it at us and then we'll never see you again. Sounds great to me. I can't

Winona hasn't had anything easy. Don't judge. You

shrugs her shoulders again. "Sorry Mom." But her glare to me is

okay? Do you

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