STOLEN BY THE DON
Everything else, food, shelter, safety was temporary, could be taken away at any moment; but the ability to create, to transform suffering into something beautiful - that was mine, couldn't be stolen or lost.
"What changed?" Luca asked. "How did you go from street kid to artist with a life?"
"I got lucky," Sienna said. "When I was sixteen, a woman who ran an art supply store caught me stealing pencils.
Instead of calling the police, she offered me a deal.
Work in her store part-time, and she'd teach me proper technique, give me supplies. Her name was Elena, and she's probably the only reason I survived to adulthood."
Sienna's expression softened slightly, remembering.
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