THE MAID OF MADRID
"Be careful, mi niña. Don't let anyone see you."
I slipped out the back window of the quarters, avoiding the main gravel driveway entirely. I ran through the dark, muddy fields behind the estate, the cold night air biting at my bare ankles beneath the robe.
When I reached the narrow, garbage-strewn alleyway behind Club Máscara, the smell of stale beer and damp brick hit my nose. There was no time to go to the dressing room safely. I ducked behind a row of heavy metal industrial dumpsters, the shadows completely swallowing me. My hands were shaking as I ripped off the heavy silk robe, letting it drop into a clean plastic bag I kept hidden behind a loose brick. I stood there in the freezing Ma
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