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75 We'll Be Ready

75 We'll Be Ready

(Jayden)

"It's so complicated," she murmurs, her voice filled with pain.

"Tell me about what it was like, before you got to live with Anne," I urged gently.

Her shaking increases, her breath hitching with each sob.

"I got you. I think you need to talk about this, get it out. Otherwise, you are going to explode," I say in encouragement

"He was awful. I was his meal ticket. If he wanted stuff off people, I had to go too. Said they'd feel sorry for me. I had to go beg on the streets, and if I didn't get enough, I never got to eat anything," she confesses, her voice raw with emotion.

"Jesus, Winona, I'm so sorry you went through that," I say, my anger towards her father burning hotter.

"School saved me. I knew an education was my only way out, and we had a school breakfast program. I got to eat there," she continues, her voice a little stronger now.

not sure if I want to hear the

and ruined it. So did he, but he found a way to benefit from the misfortune of being lumbered

be born," I say, feeling a surge of protectiveness

"She

and alcohol that he fed her. He always said it was my fault that she was

and glance out on the deck.

"Where is she now?"

I assume her body gave

onto my lap. I want her

literally anything to get money. This is why I'm so spooked by him turning up. Those kids, I can't

didn't for all those years. Now, here he is. It's not a coincidence," she says, her

lying or pretending. They don't have an agenda. This man is dangerous, and he's

how he found you, but I'm damn well going to find out," I

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went on vacation last time, she went snooping about where I lived as

life, and if I know anything right now, I know I love her and I will take care of her forever, no matter

I hate to think how he'll end up if he goes back to him," she says, her

I have to take care of them myself," I

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