” Lily uncrossed her legs, leaning farther forward. “Think. There has to be a detail that stands out. He isn’t a mind reader, so surely he had t...o fill in the gaps somewhere. A seam in the dream, as it were.”“I don’t understand.” Dana shook her head, placing her face in her hands. “How could it not be real?”“Hey.” Naia lifted Dana’s chin, locking eyes with her. “Have you ever had a dream before where everything is different, yet familiar? Like, you dream that you’re an airline pilot, you even. Do you want us to continue or not? she asked sharply. Because if you do, then do as youre told. I paused. What about those other pictures? I asked, not knowing what to say, trying to stall her. Those were for yourself, she replied. But these are for me. I sighed. Yes, Maam, I said finally, resigned. Good, she replied. The email is [email protected] I held the phone out in front of me, turning on the selfie camera and clicked. I made sure only my chest, covered by the sweater, and my naked legs. I was not going to finish my work this way. The computer was connected to the internet and I decided to surf some porn sites. A noise outside my door distracted me and I moved to the door to have a peep. I looked through the peephole and saw the maid was at the door with her card. "Housekeeping," she called rapping her keycard on the door.I ran to get the bath robe the hotel provided and slipped it on. As I sat down at the computer to quickly change back to my real work, the maid ran her card. I watched their little business slowly take off. By the start of their second year, they renewed their lease at a higher rate. The rate still being about 25% lower than every other tenant was paying. As I said earlier, they were really beautiful.Wendy (that's the one I liked) informed me one day that her partner was getting married and would be moving to the West Coast with her new husband before their lease was up. She asked, "Can I get out of our lease? I don't think I can afford it with my.
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