(XVII) Scandalous

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Song: Scandalous by Prince

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     When Lula called me two days later, she apologized about not getting back to me and claimed that sleep took her before she could. I was brave enough to ask her about the news her publicist shared, but with a fatigued sigh, she told me that it was nothing. Right there, I should've been up front with her. But the worse part of me kept it to myself.

  But the worse part of me kept it to myself

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Friday/April 7, 1989/London, England

Over a month later, I concluded that I went enough days without her, so I flew to London

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Over a month later, I concluded that I went enough days without her, so I flew to London. The soundtrack was sequenced and complete, so I considered it a treat for myself.  i was tired of staring at pictures of her all day.  I missed that smile of hers.

     As I waited for her in an empty office, I stared above at the 12 framed roses

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As I waited for her in an empty office, I stared above at the 12 framed roses. They hadn't lost their beauty, still contrasted in white and pink. Fighting fire with ice, ice with fire.

  Fighting fire with ice, ice with fire

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