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    Anna had always loved the arts.   Whether it was painting, drawing, music, dance…she loved it all.   She assumed she’d gotten it from her Nana, as she had lived her entire life as an artist.   Whenever Anna was upset or distraught over something, she could lose herself in a drawing or a certain song, and usually, it helped.  
    Alice was the same way, the two of them artists at their core.   It was what had always kept them so close, Anna had thought.   After she’d graduated high school, Anna had gone to school planning to major in art—until she realized what she actually wanted to do.   Alice had gone off on a cross-country trip, somehow ending up in Europe for almost a year before finally returning home with a purpose.
    But now, with the economy such a disaster, Anna was devastated to see the arts disappearing from schools.   She and her sister had benefited so much from those programs, as broad as they may have been.
    It was this decision that had led her to her latest, and largest, of goals.  
    The art studio.
    She knew this was going to be difficult to get through.   The city had already eliminated the programs from the curriculum, which made clear to her where they stood on the subject.  
    But Anna knew that if she could only show them what a benefit to the community it would be—how much of a difference it could make for these kids, who had no outlet for their anger or frustration…
    She knew it could make a difference.  
    Convincing the city…well, she would do whatever it took.
    Even if it meant working all day and all night.
    Okay, so her efforts weren’t entirely selfless, she acknowledged as she walked to her car later that week.  
    It was probably easier for her to lose herself in her work now than it was to lose herself in a drawing, her inspiration having been lacking for quite awhile now.   Anytime she sat down to put pencil to paper, she froze.
    And besides, putting her energy into researching statistics and looking for grants was a lot more efficient than staring at a blank page while thoughts of Jeff overwhelmed her.  
    He was just such a good guy.   He didn’t deserve…
    Anna stopped herself short, unwilling to carry that thought any further.  
    After tonight, she would be done with it all.   She glanced in the backseat, the box of various CD’s and books and even a few items of clothing causing a rush of memories to wash over her.  
    They’d had a lot of good times together, she and Jeff.  
    But they were better off this way.   Jeff deserved someone who he could be happy with.   And Anna…well, she only hoped that she hadn’t made a huge mistake letting him go.  
    After all, he had been the only guy who hadn’t treated her like garbage their entire relationship.   He didn’t cheat on her, he didn’t take advantage of her—he never even fought with her.  
    How had she not been happy?   What kind of a demented freak was she?  
    She sighed softly.  
    Jeff had never really been her type.   Where she had always gone for the tall, dark, rebel-without-a-cause type, Jeff was fair-haired and bright-eyed, his entire life planned out for him.   He came from a family of lawyers and there was no way he was going to deviate.  
    And that had been exactly what had attracted her.   The fact that he was the polar opposite of everything her heart seemed to crave.  
    Jeff was safe.   He wasn’t going to hurt her—not like the others had.  
    As they got to know one another, she found he was just as easy to love as he was to get along with.  
    But now, she realized that it wasn’t love their relationship had been lacking in—but passion.  
    She stared up at the building in front of her, part of her almost disappointed to see a light on in his apartment.
    Well, she might as well get it over with.  
    She sighed, opening the door and grabbing the box.   She could do this.  
    She pressed the button that would call his apartment and