Queeny hesitated for a moment and replied, "I was out of town."
Sarah was shocked to hear that.
She asked in confusion, "What for?"
Queeny didn’t tell her the truth because what had happened between Felix and her was something she didn’t want anyone to know.
So she beat around the bush. "I ran some errands."
Then she changed the topic at once. "By the way, hang out with me at home if you’re free these days. I want to buy some clothes tomorrow. Could you pay for me first? I’ll pay you back later."
Sarah nodded. "I asked for leave to spend time with you. As for the money, don’t worry about it. You can use mine first, and pay me back whenever you have money."
Sarah knew Queeny had no money now, and she didn’t want to put too much pressure on her.
Queeny was also aware of what Sarah was thinking about, but there was no point talking about paying back at this moment, so she changed the subject.
The night passed peacefully.
Sarah’s two roommates came back the next morning.
Drunk, both of them threw up.
Different from Sarah, her roommates would go out with their clients after work so that they could earn more tips, but, of course, they had to work harder.
They had to drink a lot of alcohol, and men might take advantage of them.
Sarah got up to clean up the apartment, do their laundry, and put them to bed.
The noise, naturally, stirred Queeny from sleep, but she didn’t offer help.
In fact, she didn’t usually get close to strangers. She might look like a genial person, but she was actually quite indifferent.
Therefore, Queeny simply stood aside and watched Sarah quietly, having a more intuitive understanding of her job and drawing the conclusion that she had to help Sarah get another job as soon as possible.
With this thought, Queeny got back to the bedroom, got dressed, and left the apartment with Sarah.
The two of them had some breakfast first before going to the shopping mall.
Because Sarah did not make much money, they couldn’t afford to shop in some high-end department stores.
Of course, Queeny didn’t think the goods sold there were good enough for her, but she still bought some clothes for change in order not to disappoint Sarah. In the afternoon, she asked Sarah to go home first, while she went to visit the Rosefinch Club’s old building.
It had already fallen into ruins.
Everybody was gone, and the place was sold to a different owner.
Queeny didn't get close to it but watched it from afar. The training ground she had used to practice on had become a football field of a school now.
It was great though.
The darkness she had gone through had been turned into the positive energy these young people were exuding, just like warm sunshine peeking in between the branches.
But what about the deceased?
Would those who were buried six feet under feel cold?
Queeny turned around and walked back, each of her footsteps heavy.
She thought to herself. She hadn’t become the woman she had longed to be yet.
She could never forget about those friends of hers, who trusted each other with their own lives, and that was why she bitterly hated Felix for being so cold-blooded and ruthless.
Queeny walked to the seashore before she knew it.
There was no sand along the sea, but dark and ragged rocks outside the railings, which looked like black and hard hearts.
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