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I’m belly laughing.
It’s not funny,
Lyric says, scowling.
This is tragic!
This only makes me laugh harder.
Juniper, for real
help me up!
If we don’t get this content
we don’t get paid, OK?
I know that,
I say, swallowing my laughter
giving her my arm to lean on
as she pulls herself upright.
But we tried—
and look, we can try again another day.
The money can wait, right?
I mean, it would help me
with some stuff I need
but it’s not urgent.
Something like malice
flashes over Lyric’s face.
She meets my eyes
as she pulls her hair back
and adjusts her earmuffs.
You know what—nah
we can just forget about this
whole deal. It’s not gonna work.
I’ll just do this on my own,
she starts.
If you don’t need the money
