to them... it’s mesmerizing. It must scare you to have such responsibility.” “Scare me? Why would it?”

“They trust your every word. What if you are wrong?”

Thiago smiled and reached for her hands. His tattooed arms were mere bones, pale in contrast to her dark and slender hands.

“The fact that you understand this is what makes you so special, Vivianne.”

He took her hands in his and caressed the back of them with his thumbs. As they sat staring face to face, the van swept up onto the freeway and out of Section Seven. He could feel the ancient vehicle change gears, as the driver merged into the fast lane and accelerated.

“So you were wealthy at a young age?”
“A playboy jet-setter, I was.”
“And what ch...

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