The night didn’t go any better than the day did. Instead of Iris being the centre of tension, however, she was explicitly forbidden from all forms of discussion which took place in the Holmes household that night. This was an ‘only for adult ears’ kind of problems. She wasn’t even supposed to know about it. Unfortunately, she did. “What do we do?” came the soft voice of her mother through the thin walls. “We’re already behind on the rent, we can’t afford to not pay this month.” Iris was sitting on her bed, leaning against the wall, with her knees to her chest, arms folded to keep them there. She knew they were struggling but she didn’t even think that they were behind on rent. Iris knew what not paying the rent on time meant and by the looks of it, it wasn’t the first time they’ve missed a due date. She gripped her pillow,
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