My throat bobs as she takes the cigarette from between my lips and puts it between hers. “My name is Stacey,” she says, smiling and making my lungs stutter. “I joined Luciella’s dance class a few months ago.”
My eyes stay on her as she takes a long inhale and blows smoke out above us. I think I might be having a heart attack. My heart hurts, it’s beating so hard.

"Can I get your new number? Us texting is fine, right?”
“Yeah. Type yours in and I’ll text you,”

📚Restitution/Edge of Darkness