Chapter 9

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I watch as she puts her hand under a hanging picture that says, 'call or text before visiting. If you don't have our contacts that's a problem. If no one answers the first second knock, don't knock a third time. Thank you and welcome to the trauma twins residents' then flips it over and does a combination to unlock a small box to check if the spare key is there. There is one paper taped above it that says, 'if you want to unlock this the answer is the square root of the room number.' and under it another paper says, 'If you don't know the answer that's unfortunate. Try what year Meghan started high school or how many letters her childhood nickname is.'

She locks the little box then flips the picture back over and looks at me. "Don't tell anyone where that extra key is. I trust you, Spen. I'm assuming you saw the papers above the locks too. If you really feel the need to use the spare key to the apartment you're smart. You'll figure out the combination to the lock." Then she unlocks her door and steps into her apartment. "Annastasia is out of town for work and won't be back until tomorrow afternoon. Would you like to come in?" she asks.

"Oh uh- It's late, I-I don't know. I should probably go." I stumble over my words. "It's 7:15, but if you insist on leaving then be my guest." She says. I decide to come in and she closes the door after nodding. "Make yourself at home. We took our coats off and hung them on a coat rack next to the front door. She led me to the living room where I immediately was intrigued by all of the books on their bookshelf and walked over to them. "You have a lot of books." I say.

"Some of them are Anna's, but a majority of them are mine and there's more in my room." She responds. I took out the book The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls off of one of the book shelves. "I have the movie version of that one. Naturally the book is better than the movie, but that's just my opinion." she tells me. "You can borrow it if you want." She offers. "Oh no, I couldn't." I say. "No, I insist. It's okay. Anna and I have both already read it." She says as we both walk over to her couch and sit down. I take off my satchel and put the book in it, then put my satchel on the coffee table in front of the couch. She puts hers next to the couch.

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