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Chapter 20
As always I sat around the dining table by myself, eating my breakfast peacefully and alone with my thoughts. I can't really say that I enjoyed these moments but I can tell you that I appreciated them. Being alone with my thoughts was soothing and comforting because I lived inside my head.
I had conversations with myself and tried to keep as sane as I could, "a penny for your thoughts?" a voice broke through my little bubble and I blinked once, before turning my head rigidly to look at Salvatore as he took a seat across from me in this lavish dining room.
He sat down, casually leaning back in his chair and then looking at me with a smirk, "no good morning or good afternoon?" he asked me, a chuckle leaving his lips.
"Good afternoon, Salvatore," I responded, keeping my voice levelled as I reached for my teaspoon, eating the cereal and looking at him as I chewed and yo
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I cleared my throat and held the towel tighter around me as I looked up at the big brown door. I raised my fist and knocked on it lightly, preparing myself to see Salvatore. I gave the door two light taps and waited patiently, placing my hand back to my side.It couldn't have been more than two minutes until the door opened and Salvatore stood on the other side, holding a glass filled with whisky, "Unicorn," he addressed like he'd been expecting me.My eyes looked over his face, and now it was clear that he and Leonardo had gotten into a physical fight because even Salvatore's face was beaten and bruised.His bottom lip was busted up, and his face swollen but not as badly as Leonardo's. Leonardo's face was much worse, "you're hurt," those were the first words that came out of my lips as I looked into his blue eyes that looked all over my face."So are you," he responded as he stepped as
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