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Annoyed, I moved my view back to the window. It was all white clouds and blue sky out there.
They thought New Orleans would change things.
I’ll kill that lady, Delphine, before she tries to heal us. Cut her chest open, take it out, and put her heart up in her special place.
I began to smile so hard that my cheeks ached.
Bet her heart would get stuck there.
I put my view back onto Kazimir.
Mean old lion.
I hated when my heart got all funny when I looked at him. Warm and fluttery. Hot chocolate syrup pouring over cold vanilla ice cream, making everything melt and get gooey.
And when he talked to me. . .it was like I was about to get a present, but I didn’t know what it was. It was excitement, yet fear of being disappointed.
Or just. . .scared that I wouldn’t like it.
Maybe when I opened the box, spiders crawled out and bit me on the hand.
I’d learned long ago that when a man gave you presents or candy, it usually wasn’t a good thing.
No. Don’t try to get him to touch the special place. She will be mad, and he will know. . .I am not her.
I rolled over, making sure to not wake him.
Go smell Emilio’s neck. There may still be enough time.
Warmth hit my heart.
Emilio had taught me that it wasn’t nothing better than the scent of baby powder.
Will I have time to play with Paolo’s hair too?
Slowly, I slid out from under the cozy covers like a secret agent on a mission, trying really hard not to wake up the enemy.
I sang my superhero song in my head.
There’s a hero inside, brave and bright, facing danger with might.
The carpet was really cold and rough under my feet. It felt weird, but I didn’t let myself jump.
Emily wouldn’t.
She would walk strong and all bad ass.
So, I did the same.
Wonder woman style!
I took my time, step by step with my hands at my side, keeping my shoulders stiff like I had the whole world sitting on them.
There you go.
For so long, I had been practicing how to walk and talk like Emily.
It was getting better and better.
