Chloe’s POV

My heart didn’t stop beating for a long time after I walked away from Veronica’s company.

I pulled the document out of my hoodie for the third time, and looked at it just to be sure I actually had it.

I had half thought that Veronica would have recognized me, and go; ‘Hey Chloe it’s you. What are you doing here?’ but instead she had said; ‘It’s no problem at all, I wasn’t looking either.’ the ever kind Veronica. Except when it came to those she called friends.

I had thought that when I came to her for a job-crying even-she’d take me in immediately, make me her...