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Shame And Embarrassment
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Sunday came with a little chill in the air, signaling that Summer was already taking its exit. But all Veil could think about as she got ready to go to the hospital was the fact that her father had been there all through Summer, and time wasn’t on their side anymore.As she prepared a breakfast basket, June walked into the kitchen in a pair of black tailored pants and a body suit and approached the coffee machine.“The last time you were up this early, you followed me to work just because you wanted to see Anders, who, by the way, you had seen already at the club. So, what’s today’s own about?”“Nothing that dramatic,” she replied, getting the coffee powder. Her father personally supplied their coffee from Brazil, and they had gotten so used to it that no other one tasted right. Fortunately for Veil, the one at Kingston Groups was also sent in from Brazil.“Your definition of drama supersedes mine,” Veil muttered, grabbing some bottles to fill them with freshly squeezed juice. Her fa
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The hallways smelt like disinfectant and lavender, an odd scent that had already grown on Veil. It barely bothered her as she walked to the coffee shop on the first floor and took a seat, staring out into space.She needed to think about how to get the money before Tuesday, yet her brain chose that time to keep mute. She felt nothing other than a slow, seeping need to just let go and watch everything go up in flames around her.It sure would hurt, and maybe she would go under after that, but right now, nothing made sense, and her brain was unwilling to even make sense of it.Someone approached her with a pamphlet about saving a kid who had to undergo heart surgery, and Veil reached out mechanically to take the paper. She skimmed through it for a second and let it drop to the table in a whisper.Although she felt bad the moment the person walked away with disappointment etched on his features, Veil thought that she was no different from him, only that she wasn’t handing out fliers. She
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