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Chapter Twenty-Nine:
If I were in the right frame of mind, I might've asked Brody what she was doing at a mostly abandoned Skate park this time of night. Then again, I was here too so I couldn't really talk. I glanced up at her with a half smile as she continued to peer at me with a gentle interest. “No, this seats taken.” I joked, but pat the place next to me in case she didn’t get it. A sarcastic laugh cut through the air.
“You’re a riot. I didn’t know you board, should’ve figured though.” Brody’s hazel eyes were illuminated in the darkness as she openly checked me out. I guess that made enough sense. My style was all over the place, but I never strayed too far from a punk stuck in the early 2000’s. Pre 2010 Avril Lavigne would be so proud.
“Long time ago.” I sighed, throwing my head back to take another swig. She set her skateboard between us and I traced my fingers along the grainy surface nostalgically. “Ho
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By the time my plane finally landed at Roshchino International Airport in the Tyumen Oblast region of Siberia, I was completely disoriented from the time difference. I’d already changed the appropriate settings in my phone, and it reflected 3 P.M in the afternoon. Meanwhile, my internal clock reminded me I should be getting ready for bed instead of moving around awake. Too nervous to sleep much, I think I got a total of four hours throughout the entire trip. Which isn’t great, considering I’ve been on three different planes in the last twenty six hours. Leaning my head against the window, I stared in amazement at the vast blanket of snow covering everything in sight. It’s a good thing I remembered to change during my last layover, because the thin jeans and flimsy hoodie I left Arizona in wouldn’t cut it in this weather. I’d be a frozen popsicle before Andrei had a chance to greet me. As the plane came to a complete stop, a tall blond-haired atten
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