2020 Gumbo Final - Book - Page 110
grace
“I have a cat. Her name is Arya. She’s my baby. She is
actually my emotional support animal. She’s trained
so like, if I’m distraught or crying, or in a bad mood
she comforts me. It happens a lot now since school
has started. She lived with me in the dorms last year
since she’s certified. I’m in my safe space when I’m
with her. She’s goes where I go. She’s four, I got her
my sophomore year of high school when I moved to
Chicago to go to art school. I was having a hard time
living with a different family. She helped a lot.”
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