Chapter 3. A New Place

"Are you sure? maybe I should find another place and stay with my parents until then..." I was not convinced of Angelica's explanation. I didn't want to be a burden, I didn't want to be that kind of friend.

"Shut it, Amanda, I know all about Troy. Maybe I should ask Ivan to find and finish him off already, he could have killed you that night! His money could only get him so far, I'm sure you're safer at my place anyway. Just stay here for a couple of weeks, months I don't care. Just let me help you out, I owe you a lot more and you know it...."

She kept on pushing me until I finally settled on a girls' night tomorrow. She was having her little friend over, the little kid from the coffee shop across her apartment. I know that she was close to her father, like the brother and sister kind, the way that she talks about them I could feel her love for them. I was guessing because she's an only child, he was like the brother that she never had.

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