“I got your December check,” she says. Her nightgown is pink and covered in mothballs. Mine is black and smells like deli meat. “But I’m still missing October and November.”

I open my mouth to protest, but she just keeps talking.

“You’ve been a good tenant, so I’ll let October slide,” she says. I swallow with relief. “But I need November now.” “I have it!” I almost shout. I go into my purse and hand her the cash.

She looks at the bundle with suspicion, then begins counting bills. When she seems satisfied, she looks at me with a stern expression. “This is the last time I make an exception for you.”

“I understand.”

Marta squints her eyes at me. She reminds me of my mom, not about my bullshit.

She turns and I shut the door.

Lydia hits me with her tail and then hops on my bed. I hop beside her, and she hops off. I stick my tongue out at her and then open Instagram. I have hundreds of DMs. I scan through them quickly, hoping for something from WtfBeau. Nada.

I do, however, notice a message from JessLovesMatcha. It must be the Libran, Thomas’s friend from Subtropical I took all that money from. Hopefully she wants more readings. I don’t want to have to deal with Marta in her nightgown ever again.

Em! I was looking at Stella Shadid’s Instagram and saw an amazing Libra meme. Thanks to you, I’m now *obsessed* with astrology, so I looked at the account. After some digging (stalking, lol!) I found out it’s you! So cool you have so many followers. I had no idea I was talking to a *famous* astrologer! Although I’m not at all surprised. Chaz loved his reading. My sister wants one too! How should we arrange it? Also, I had so much fun connecting with you in LA. Everyone there is normally so distant and weird, it was nice to meet someone with some substance. If you’re still thinking about moving to New York, I’d love to be roommates like you suggested. My cousin is a broker and she could help us find a place without ripping us off, lol. I know you’re probably super busy, but I look forward to hearing from you. Miss you. <3

I open the reply box and type, I need your sister’s birth time, date, year, and location. Same information I needed for you and for Chaz. You can send it here. Venmo me and I’ll get started.

I hit send, then feel guilty. I write, Miss you too.