Kelsey’s POV The little coffee shop on Maple Street was called Luna’s which Kelsey had always found pretentious for a town that had exactly one moon and no particular mythology attached to it. But it was two blocks from the Gazette, it had a working Wi-Fi, and the barista, a Romanian teenager named Luca, knew her order by heart. "Americano, double shot, no room for milk," Luca said as she approached the counter. "You look like you fought a bear and lost." "I fought a desk job and lost," Kelsey said, digging for her wallet. "Same thing, basically." Luca laughed and proceeded to get her order. Her phone rang. Mom. She almost let it go to voicemail, but guilt won. “Hi, Mom.” "Kelsey! Finally. I was starting to think you'd fallen off the face of the earth." "Just busy, Mom. Working on a story." "Working, working, always working." Her mother's voice had that particular quality of affection wrapped in disappointment, like a gift in ugly wrapping paper. "You know, Becca c
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