13 to Life: Chapter 3, part X (used with the author’s permission):

I thought about how he’d smelled my hair. I gave it a cursory sniff. Mmm. Super Stress-Free Mint Shampoo. Yeah. Even it wasn’t helping my peace of mind. Maybe I needed the conditioner, too. Pietr started up the steps and I lurched into the jostling crowd and continued trying to evade the guy I should have been guiding.

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