ground, though her hands trembled. “You’ll see. She’s coming.”
The officer smirked. “Sure she is. Maybe she’ll parachute right through the skylight. Huh?” He chuckled, shaking his head as if the joke were too good to resist. “Don’t worry, kid. You’ll learn. The world’s tough. Better to face the truth now than keep living in make-believe.”
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