Chapter 9: "Searching & Nurturing"

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TWO DAYS LATER/SATURDAY — — —

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8:30 AM

Cierra approaches a table where Chelsea is seated and enjoying a ham and cheese croissant at. "Ci! Hey!" Chelsea goes, as she hops up and greets Cierra. "Hi." Both ladies take a seat. "Uh, I hope you don't mind, I ordered you a kolache and a cup of green tea. I know it's your fave." Chelsea tells her, trying to make a gesture. "Thanks, but I'm not going to be here that long..." Cierra kills the mood with her attitude. "Oh, are you busy today?" Chelsea asks.

"Yeah, MJ and I are planning a last minute event for tomorrow afternoon... You're welcome to come if you'd like." Cierra replies. "Okay, cute! I'll definitely be there. Just text me the deets." Chelsea continues, as if the two are on good terms. "Okay, let's cut the sweet shit. What do you want, Chels?" Cierra blurts out. Chelsea scoffs. "A sister can't invite her twin out for a chic breakfast?!" She jokes. "I'm not laughing. And the last time I saw you, you smacked me! So, no. A sister cannot invite her twin out for a chic breakfast." Cierra tells her sternly...

Fielder General - Ramiro's Office

"Be good and stay safe, and I will see you guys next time!" Ramiro tells his patients, as they are leaving

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"Be good and stay safe, and I will see you guys next time!" Ramiro tells his patients, as they are leaving. He shuts the door behind them and quickly runs over to his chair. As he takes a seat, he begins to hyperventilate as he thinks about everything going on in his life at the moment. "How did I get here?!" He asks himself, as he tries to remain calm.

Could it be that after committing a heinous crime, having a partner struggling with drug abuse, a terminally-ill mother, and a niece or nephew on the way, Ramiro was starting to feel the effects?

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