The rain came down hard. Adeola had returned to the staffroom in time. The few people inside where murmuring, Valentina’s name rolling off their tongue. They didn't even have the courtesy. Then the lights went off and they occupied themselves with that problem.
She flipped her hood up, watching inky black cars drive out through the gates, candy cracking between her molars, sighing at the taste as if she was tasting it for the first time. Her mind was blank. No thoughts. She liked having no thoughts.
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