Chapter 1954

I wasn't big on talking, especially about the past.

Three people shaped my life: Marion, Drake, and Theda. The first two gave me a second chance at life. Theda gave me a new one.

At first, I stuck with Theda to survive. I played on her soft side, securing a spot in the countryside to heal.

Those tough days showed me how much grit it took for her to keep me around. But she wasn't one to whine about hardships.

Theda was cold and calculating. She was a natural-born capitalist.

Her motto? Suffer to rise. If she got wet, she'd tear everyone else's umbrella.

She didn't care about others' pain. It wasn't her problem.

She saved me not out of pity, but because I was a useful labor.

I learned she

she feared pain. I thought it was fine, even imagining

first

kid and remained nameless

dinner, inviting the few people we knew. In the end,

and others all


wasn't grand, but for me, it was

weren't into

something incredible. They had pulled strings to

such belonging. My

me to let it out. He'd

just wished it'd come sooner, though it

next day, Theda and I hit City Hall

unreal. Theda griped about the photo, but to me, it was our best

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