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- Authors: Ava Harrison
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- Genre: Organized Crime
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MY FLIP-FLOPS SLAP the pavement with my quick steps. Not a good choice for footwear, but I was
running late this morning, and they were still out from the weekend beach trip.
Lucky for me, it’s only a few blocks to school.
It’s the reason Ronald picked it for me to rent. That and its beauty were the deciding factors when
we signed the lease.=
Four years ago.
Most freshmen at Ludlow University lived in the dorms the first year of school, but not me. My
sister’s boyfriend at the time, Ronald, would never allow that. He insisted on renting me the perfect
house.
Erin’s dating history could fill a yearbook. Jocks, goths, rockers. She’d done them all, shuffling
through men faster than a deck of cards. But with Ronald, it lasted longer than most. They were
together for what seems like forever. About nine years. Until something happened and, like the rest, he
was gone.
I still love him like my own brother. Father, actually. He’s way older than Erin, who’s way older
than me. Unlike the few before him, he has his shit together and has always been good to me, which is
why I humored him and let him rent this palace.
Because that’s what it is.
A beautiful home close enough to the school that my commute never impedes my studies.
Something I’m grateful for given the heavy coursework in business.
I never want to go back to the way my life was before Ronald.
At the crosswalk, I palm my phone, type out a message, then delete it. My teeth sink into my
bottom lip. I stop when I realize I’m pacing. Erin is an adult. Thirteen years older than me. I shouldn’t
be worried about her, but ever since Ronald cut her off, she’s been needier than usual.
The air is warmer than I expected for this time of year.
Despite being fall, it still smells of summer. Of barbecues and freshly cut grass. New Yorkers are
trying to squeeze the most out of the lingering weather. That will change soon. To cold air, burning
leaves, and roasted nuts that will invade my nostrils on my walk to school.
The light signals me to walk. I do, forcing myself to shove my phone back into my pocket and
readjusting my jean jacket around the crook of my elbow. I need to forget about my sister. Erin can
take care of herself.
I graduate at the end of spring. That’s over nine months away. With the way the past few years
have kicked my ass, it may as well be a decade.
I can already envision this school year. More sleepless nights on the phone with Erin. She’ll be
frantic like she always is now that money has gotten tight. She’ll ask me what she’s going to do.
I’ll
tell her it’s going to be okay, but she won’t believe me.
It’s the same call each night, followed by a cram session of homework and studying I pushed
aside to calm Erin.
And every morning, I wake up and do it again.
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