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LOS ANGELES, CA

SIX MONTHS LATER

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JUDAH’s POV :

Christmas used to mean nothing to me.

My mom and I were too busy being in survival mode to care about stupid holidays like that. Plus, we didn't have any money for gifts or holidays. Usually, she’d work through Christmas, and I’d get high and pass it by.

But not this year.

This year would be our ...