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

want kids because she feared pain. I thought it was fine, even imagining that men could conceive, since my only

marry at first because I

a kid and remained nameless

held a simple dinner, inviting the few people we knew.

and others all showed


but for me,

into flashy stuff. Simplicity was

us something incredible. They had pulled strings to fix

such belonging. My

told me to let it out. He'd felt the same

it'd come sooner, though

Theda and I hit

Theda griped about the photo,

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