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I shrugged my shoulders because I didn’t know myself. “I don’t know. I’ll look online for another junker. I can’t afford a car payment right now, not when I just moved in here.” I stared around the living room. I had the burgundy couch she had given me, my TV stand, and TV. Oh, let’s not forget Benjamin’s PS4 he had his dad give me from his old room so that I could leech off his Netflix and things. Otherwise, I’d have nothing.

My internet would be hooked up in a few days. I was happy about that, but I was just piling up bills that were suddenly making me nervous.

“How are your books doing?” she asked me.

I shook my head. “It’s kind of more of a hobby right now, I haven’t even received my first payment yet. There hadn’t been an amazing turnout for the first volume, but with the second, it was better.” My books were being purchased though so that was a plus. I loved the idea of readers loving and reading the imaginary people that I’ve come to adore. That I even took a chance to create them and share them with someone else.

Okay, share me and Benjamin, more like.

She smiled. “Still pretty cool, regardless.”

Jeffy screamed at us, trying to gain our attention, and we both laughed. “Such a chunkster, I love you so much,” I told him.

“He never complains when he sees you, so he must love you too.” She smiled at her little boy with such love that I was grinning at her. “What has Benjamin said about your car?”

I stopped grinning. “He’s trying to get me to go down to the dealership and pick out one of their loaners.”

“Why don’t you?”

I lowered my eyes. “Are you serious? Faith hates me already. She’d die if she found out that he got his dad to give me a vehicle to use.”

She nodded. “That’s true. What did she say about him moving in with you next month?”

“I don’t know if she knows yet, and I honestly don’t want to know.” I shivered at the thought. “She doesn’t care to say how she feels about me. You know I’m a marshmallow and can’t say anything back most of the time.”

She laughed. “Marshmallow, that is you.”

Chapter 17

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Benjamin

3 months prior…

The Shenanigans of Gorilla Ben and a Hottie named Rosie

Vol. 3

By E. Loves

Closing Chapter…

Gorilla Ben was gone. Rosie checked from daylight to dark for days and couldn’t find him. He wasn’t one to leave, especially not her. If he was to run somewhere, he’d take her with him. Only he hadn’t. Rosie knew in her heart something was wrong.

Only where could he be?

She worried something bad must have happened. She didn’t know where to go or where to even look but sitting and waiting seemed equally terrifying if something truly had happened to him.

Not many liked him that she knew.

He had many enemies, many threats.

She cried while she ran into the endless jungle in search of a gorilla man that might not be found. Her feet hurt, but her heart hurt worse.

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Gorilla Ben awoke in a white room. His head swam, and his eyes hurt from the bright lights. Something spoke, but he couldn’t see anyone in the room with him.