Stale Life with Cupcake by Jennifer A

Helena swung her skinny legs over the metal lip of the dumpster and dropped onto the loading dock, landing as nimble as a cat. It was a long way, but she wasn’t afraid of the fall any more. Helena was only eleven, but she was tough like me. Scrappy.

Helena swung her skinny legs over the metal lip of the dumpster and dropped onto the loading dock, landing as nimble as a cat. It was a long way, but she wasn’t afraid of the fall any more. Helena was only eleven, but she was tough like me. Scrappy.

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