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PERCIE
Fourteen months ago…
“Oh, boy. Did you just apologize? I can’t believe you can still remember words. I thought your brain is drained, too.” Grandma snorted while raising her brow.
“Stop making him feel guilty, Grace. Look at him. He doesn’t have any more left in him other than his skin and bones. Why won’t you try to cheer him up by telling him about his new apartment.”
“Wait, what?” I asked quickly. I felt something new inside me. Excitement? Hope? “You found an apartment for me?”
Grandma hit Grandpa’s arm playfully. “You, old mutt. Can’t keep your mouth shut for a while, can you? Now, where is the moment of surprise there?”
Grandpa laughed. “Surprise my butt. He got one surprised already. I think that’s good enough for him to get outside his hell hole.”
After the longest three weeks, I found myself smiling. “Thanks to both of you.”
Grandma waved her hand. “Don’t thank us yet. You’ll pay
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