Chapter 1
Dear Roger,
I'm sorry I'm leaving but I only have a little while left and there are things I need to do. Sorry.
Mimi
Mark read this over Roger's shoulder. Roger looks up at him.
"What does it say about us that this doesn't shock me?" Roger says throwing the paper across their newly refurbished loft into a garbage can.
"Too much baggage?" Mark tries to joke. Roger just stares at him.
"I have to go find her." Roger says
"Get off!" a voice comes in through the open window. Roger raises his eyebrows and runs to the window, Mark right next to him. They see 2 people fighting. The smaller person throws the attacker away. The two back into a pool of light. Roger's ex heroine dealer and a girl of about 17 or 18. Roger turn to the door and goes to the street. Roger appears outside.
"Go inside!" Roger orders. The girl hesitates, defiance in her eyes.
"Go!" she does this time
"Her father owes me." the dealer growls
"Oh because you lock so much money!" Roger snap
Mark is distracted as Collins walks in
"Hey Mark, where's Roger?"
"Didn't you see him?" Mark asks
"Came up the back way." Collins says joins Mark at the window. Roger is gone. There is knock on the door. The girl is standing there breathing heavily a camping bag over her shoulder.
"The pissed off blonde sent me up here" she points to Mark "Mark?"
Mark nods
"Are you hurt?" Collins asks
"No I'm fine" the girl says
"What's your name?" Mark asks
"Rory"
"Do you have somewhere to stay?" Collins asks
"Not anymore." Rory says quietly
"Yea you do here" Mark says
"Really?" Rory raises her eyebrow
"Yea we have an extra room back there." Mark says pointing "But were you kicked out or did you leave?"
"And why?" Collins adds
"I was kicked out because I didn't want to keep my father's secrets and be does support the arts"
"You're an artist? Media?" Collins asks smiling
"Dancing, singing and some performance." Rory says
"Well Rory, Mark and I have to go meet some people to discuss business. See you later?" Collins says still smiling
Rory nods; they walk out.
"I like her" Mark says
"Me too" Collins says
"Let's hope Roger does too" Mark comments
A*D*
Roger is walking back from the Cat Scratch Club fuming. Mimi quit. She was really leaving
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