Chapter 26

Emma’s POV

After the passion night, before Austin wakes up, I sneak out of his bed and go home with Ryan.

Ryan and his friends thought I slept at Ryan's house, and they didn't know what happened last night.

But when I arrive home, Tara texts me that I’d better move out as soon as possible, there is no cheap place to rent.

She suggests the place she told me about last time, but I’ve heard from the news, that many creepy rich landlords use the cheap rent to lure the girls and force them to sell their bodies. So I told her I didn’t like the place.

Austin says he can offer me his apartment. Jordy suggests I can live in one of his houses near my college.

But I decide to think about it and try to look for another cheap place to live. Recently I sleep at the coffee shop at night while taking away my other stuff in the attic room.

It’s cold today, I’m in my nightdress still in my dirty attic room, put a pile of paper on my lap, and want to write a letter to Roberta.

The coffee shop has a big