Sweet Spot
*LIVE BRAVELY*, the white slip of paper says, in sprawling cursive.
And that's all the push I need.
I pull out my phone and text Noah.
Dolly: Hey. Yesterday seemed like a lot. I'm here if you want to talk.
Send.
I fold the fortune into quarters and shove it into the pocket of my leggings, alongside my phone. I place the cupcakes on the highest shelf. Then I reach into the medicine cabinet, swallow one of Dr. Lucy's capsules dry, tie my trainers, and head out for a run.
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The morning is damp and quiet, the rain from yesterday gone, though its leftovers still cling to MeadowLark. Puddles shiver in the gutters, and water drips steadily from every awning.