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“Hey, hey.”
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Olivia hung in midair, the roasted rib in her hand still dripping with grease.
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“I… I’m not Olivia. I… I…”
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Prunier lifted her face from Olivia’s silver hair, blinking her red pupils.
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“Oh,” she said.
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“I wasn’t asking you, though.”
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“…Huh?”
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“I never once said the words ‘You are Olivia’ from start to finish.”
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Prunier tilted her head, her red twintails swaying with the motion.
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“You said it yourself.”
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Olivia’s mouth hung open.
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Her silver eyes went wide.
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The roasted rib nearly slipped from her grasp, and she quickly tightened her grip.
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Grease squeezed through her fingers, dripping onto Prunier’s shoulder.
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“You couldn’t even pick a better lie.”
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Prunier sighed.
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“I really am not—”
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“Fine, then.”
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Prunier set her down.
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Her bare feet hit the floor, a chill creeping up from the soles.
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Prunier snatched the roasted rib from her hand—then held it above her head.
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Olivia reached for it.
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Couldn’t reach.
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She stood on her tiptoes.
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Still couldn’t reach.
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Her silver hair swayed behind her back, her fingertips a single knuckle’s length away from the rib.
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“Tell me who you are.”
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Prunier raised the rib a little higher.
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“Otherwise, no eating allowed.”
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“Give it back!”
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“First, tell me.”
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“I won’t—”
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“Then I’m throwing it away.”
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Prunier turned toward the window at the end of the hallway, pulling her arm back in a throwing motion.
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“There are stray cats in the alley downstairs. They’d probably love some roasted rib.”
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“Even though the sauce isn’t great for cats, it’s not like I’m the one eating it.”
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Her stomach rumbled. Louder than before.
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Prunier’s arm froze.
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Olivia lowered her head.
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Her silver hair hid her face.
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The collar of her torn shirt slipped off her shoulder, revealing half of a pale collarbone.
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Her bare feet pressed against the floor, toes curling.
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Her fingers were covered in sauce and grease, and she wiped them on the hem of her shirt, leaving several dark oily streaks.
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“…Olivia.”
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Her voice was as small as a mosquito’s buzz.
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“I’m Olivia.”
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She took a deep breath, a note of reckless finality in her voice.
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“Is that enough?”
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Prunier turned around.
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Her red pupils looked at the top of Olivia’s lowered head.
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Silver hair whorls, a few stray strands sticking up, with a small dollop of sauce stuck in them.
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She lowered the rib and held it out to Olivia.
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“That’s enough.”
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Olivia snatched the rib and shoved it into her mouth.
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Her teeth tore through the slightly cooled meat fibers;
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Juices surged out again, a sweet-savory explosion of honey and spices on her tongue.
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She crouched on the ground, holding the rib with both hands, cheeks stuffed full, chewing with no regard for dignity.
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Prunier stood beside her, looking down.
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Her red pupils didn’t blink.
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When Olivia gnawed down to the third bone, she noticed Prunier hadn’t spoken at all.
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She looked up, her silver eyes rolling upward to meet Prunier’s gaze.
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Two streaks of red hung beneath Prunier’s nose.
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Prunier wiped her nose with the back of her hand.
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A red mark appeared on her skin.
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She glanced at it, then tilted her head back and pulled a crumpled tissue from her pocket, tearing off a corner to plug into one nostril.
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“It’s fine. The weather’s been dry lately.”
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Olivia lowered her head and continued gnawing on the rib.
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Prunier crouched beside her, hands cupping her cheeks, her red pupils curving into two crescent moons.
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The tissue was soaked through with nosebleed, but she didn’t care at all.
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She watched Olivia’s cheeks bulge and deflate, her silver eyelashes lowering to cast a small shadow on her cheekbones.
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Sauce and grease smeared the corners of her mouth, and whenever she bit into a particularly good part, a very soft, satisfied hum escaped her throat.
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Prunier felt like she might faint from blood loss.
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‘How could anyone resist this scene?’
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Then she stuffed a second tissue into her other nostril.
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