Chapter 23: Horace
“Can we talk?” he finally said to Acedia, kneeling down next to her.
She turned her eyes to meet his and gave him a bony smile. “Yes, Horace?”
“Not here, like, over there? Alone?” Horace glanced around. The others weren’t paying attention to them, Gula was eating Acedia’s unfinished ice cream, Lux was reading a fashion magazine and Ira was having a serious flame war with someone online, cursing and typing on her phone. Ava had joined in at some point and she really stood out, looking all posh and rich like that, talking on the phone about investments and money. Horace waved at her and made sure to thank her and greet her properly afterwards, he just didn’t have any time during the shift.
Acedia turned her head slowly to the spot where Horace suggested and looked as i
