Chapter 27: Take Care Of Me

Leila chewed slowly and only spoke after she swallowed. "I went there to learn the ropes. The pay wasn't much. I can always move on to another boutique and keep learning." "Right now, of course I'm looking after you," she added, her tone turning earnest. Her words moved me. She did not exactly need the money these days, but who didn't want to master a craft early and chase the work they loved? "Leila." Thinking of everything she had done for me, I felt my nose sting and a prickle rise behind my...