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nimal Style with large fries?” The perky cashier held out a large bag.
Dani passed it to Red.
“Thanks.” Red pulled out a fistful of fries and shoved them into her mouth. She reeked of alcohol.
“Large coffee and chocolate shake?” Dani passed over the hot cup and put the shake in her drink holder.
Construction had stopped traffic on Sunset. She took Fountain west to Plummer Park and pulled into a spot, leaving the car on with the air running. Temperatures were supposed to rise into the mid-eighties, which was how winter happened now in California. It was a week until Christmas. Dani wanted a do-over for the last fifteen years, but there wasn’t such luck. She sucked sweet, cold cream up through the straw, feeling the freeze in the back of her throat, the ache in her head, sensing
