Chapter 23

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They claim a coveted booth by the wall-to-wall glass windows of a 24-hour restaurant. It’s past rush hour; late-night customers can snag the best tables. It’s a different tale during the day and early evenings. As per usual, her order is a quarter-pounder burger and up-sized fries and cola. She has no problem burning all the calories she consumes on the daily. She has never seen the inside of a gym. Her work at the shop is intensely physical, requiring heavy-lifting, bending, and doing bruising work by hand. People who don’t know her hustle would think otherwise. From the toned muscles of her arms and legs, and wait till they see her abs, she looks like a total gym rat. Not that her daily diet consists mostly of fast food. For Uncle Chris, who’s a health buff, it’s all about a balanced

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