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fascination for the architecture of the town, and even
threw out some tidbits of historical facts, clearly trying to impress me. At
least I hoped so.

 
    While Julien went off to find a bathroom, I walked past a small window
display of beautifully handcrafted jewelry. I was used to seeing the large
glitzy diamonds already in place, but these pieces were different. There were
more unique pieces, more brilliantly colored stones set in the jewelry, and I
had to stop myself from going inside to get a better look. What was the point
anyway? I was never a fan of the idea of window-shopping… but now I could
definitely see the appeal of it.

 
    “Holy crap. What. Is. That?” I asked Julien once he was back, pointing
to the man standing on the corner across from us. “And why is he covered in
glitter?”

 
    Julien shrugged, leading the both of us over to get a better look.

 
    The man in question was about six and a half feet tall, with long hair
pulled back into a bun on top of his head, but that wasn’t the weirdest part.
He was only wearing a pair of small silver Speedos and was covered from head to
toe in shimmery silver glitter. He was currently leaning over to turn on a
small radio by his feet.

 
    I practically squealed when Billie Jean came on through the speakers,
immediately making me tap my foot to beat. The man froze in place, before starting
to moonwalk down the curb. I was completely entranced, watching him move. He
went from one dance to the next, totally fluid with his motions. I hadn’t seen
someone dance like that since I was teenager, hanging out with my friends on
the stoops.

 
    I nudged Julien, making sure that he was paying attention to the guy.
Anybody that moved like that definitely needed to be seen. Julien pulled out
something from his wallet, before walking up to the man and putting what
must’ve been cash into the small jar by the radio. The man did some sort of
cool move with his arms, sort of like the robot, and gave Julien a wink.

 
    I grinned at him and gave him a little wave, to thank him for his
performance. When the song ended he sat down, and Julien I continued our stroll
down the street.

 
    Julien paused for a moment, in mid step. His eyes widened, lighting up
the rest of his face. “I just thought of something. It’s not far from here, and
I think you’ll enjoy it. Let me see… I believe it is down this street. . .” his
voice trailed off as he shaded his eyes from the sun, looking this way and
that, before finally settling on a road to our left.

 
    “That sounds suspiciously like a surprise,” I said.

 
    He shrugged his shoulders again, trying to hide a smile. I
crossed my arms but continued to follow him anyway. Surprise or not, I was
still curious to see where we were going.

 
 
 

 
 
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    Chapter 15

 
 
 
 
 
    “You know… I have told you quite a bit about myself. And while I do
have that mysterious file about you, I still don’t know much about you,” Julien
began, pointing to me as we walked.

 
    I could already feel myself freezing up at the thought of trying to
relive my past. It’s not like I had a super traumatic childhood or anything,
but there are a lot of things that I simply tried to block out the best I
could. And dredging them back up is not my idea of a good time.

 
    “I don’t really like talking about myself, in case you haven’t
noticed. If you asked me a specific question, then maybe I’ll answer it. That’s
the best I can do for now.”

 
    He narrowed his eyes at me, not menacingly, but more in a disappointed
way. I felt bad because it was like I was trying to keep things from him. I
just honestly prefer it to stay out of that part of my head.

 
    “Fair enough. I know what happened to your family. I was just
wondering what it was like for you as a child. What were you like?”

 
    I laughed at that, memories already beginning to form in my mind’s
eye. “I