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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.

mother?" I ask, not sure if

hated me. Hated that I'd come into her life and ruined it. So did he, but he found a way to benefit from the misfortune

kid's fault. They don't ask to be born," I say, feeling a surge of protectiveness for

"She

was my fault that she was such a waste of a person. She couldn't

and glance out on the deck.

"Where is she now?"

assume her body gave up

pull Winona onto my lap. I want her

money. This is why I'm so spooked by him turning up. Those kids, I can't let them go

Now, here he is. It's not

lying or pretending. They don't have an agenda. This man

real estate and staff. I'm not sure how he found you, but I'm damn well going to find out," I say, my voice filled with

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mother knew he was still alive. When she went on vacation last time, she went snooping about where I lived as a kid," she says, her voice

this about Mother, but I also can't stay in denial. This is Abby's life, Winona's life, and if I know anything right now, I know I love her and I will take care of her

he'll end up if he goes back to him," she says, her voice

kids aren't going back there. I don't care if I have to take care of them myself," I say

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