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The electricians had been in to rewire Floyd’s. Harlow hated that they’d left the place messy. Seemed crazy given that the whole place was being remodeled. But she’d spent the better part of the morning putting the apartment back together because she was ready for the upheaval to be over… Not that it would be any time soon.
Coming down the spiral stairs on another mission, Harlow was delighted to find a friend. “Felipe!” she said and ran over to pull the boy into a hug.
“Nightingale,” he said, squeezing her in return, though he didn’t seem too happy to see her.
“What’s wrong?” she asked, pushing his hair away from his face to examine his expression.
“Nothing,” he grumbled but moved away from her and kicked at the ground.
The stroller in the middle of the room drew her attention. S
