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.

learned she

it was fine, even imagining that men could

at first because I

overseas as a kid and remained

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

others all


but for me, it was

just weren't into

gifted us something incredible. They had

felt such belonging. My

me to let it out. He'd felt the

I just wished it'd come sooner, though

day, Theda and I hit City Hall

felt almost unreal. Theda griped about the photo, but

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