Chapter Sixty-OneThe meeting with Vielyn unsettled me so much, I was in no mood for company. I wandered around the blocks, ending up by the harbor. To finally have seen the light only to have it yanked out of reach was so… hopeless. From where I stood by the water, I could see the Statue of Liberty, so small, so far away, imperious and magnificent against the far horizon. Like a mockery of my most desired dream, she stood, evidently there, impossible and unreachable.
I wasn't sure how much time passed, or how much more would have if my phone hadn't jolted me off my funk. I didn't recognize the number and debated letting it go to voicemail for a second.
“I heard you wanted a word, sista,” said a familiar voice the moment I answered.
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It was Tommy who opened Vicky's front door, givi
