Chapter 5: Denim and Tube Roses
Without Ilana, Tina wouldn’t have made it into the clerk’s office. The world just about swam before her eyes. She was rushing to get inside before the news cameras realized who she was, rushing to find the right office, rushing to organize the papers Ilana handed her—the all-important key to making today work out.
The line for the clerk was a little longer than Tina would have liked. Ilana guided her to a particular spot on the floor, and Tina felt so grateful that she could just stand here and rest for a moment.
Then Bonnie appeared. Tina felt her before she saw her, as if they were already linked in body and spirit. There were probably practical explanations for the phenomenon—probably, Tina heard the familiar pattern of Bonnie’s steps or caught a whiff
