Chapter 22“Hello everyone,” Violet said. “I know that it may not seem like it outside, but December is quickly fading away, and we’re almost at Christmas time.”
The group didn’t really response. They all leaned back in their chairs, their expressions more tired than anything else. Violet tried not to let the ambient energy of the room dissuade her. She wanted to talk about the holidays, even if it felt strange to even conceptualize of December and Christmas in a perpetually warm climate. The smoothie place she frequented now had started to put little Christmas trees up in their window, though, so it had reminded her this morning that her time with the band—and her contract period—was slipping away.
“A lot of us can get pretty lonely around the holidays, even if we have a loving family. I
