Seven
Cara, Cara, Cara,
I’m not sure I can go on. I’ve listened to what he says to you, and I just can’t stand it. You deserve better. You have something special that he can’t see. When I went to the grocery store today I bought things I thought you might like, I don’t know why. Lots of fresh vegetables and never any meat.
Hearts and stars.
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Victoria put the metal case on the counter and handed the man her I.D. She came here twice a month but they still ran her through the same system. She smiled weakly and drummed her fingers, like, “You’ve seen me before, do you really have to do all this?”.
They opened the case, like they always did, and inspected her weapon. And it never failed, they had something to say regarding her choice in guns…
“You know, a girl like you really might li
