hanage to see the director, Ellen

was leaving, without s

acade and asked with concern, "Ar

off guard, and I alm

, but I was timid, as I grew up i

e, he could withdraw his investm

't say a

d said, "Take care of yourself. If anythin

behind me, and her smile vanished

ps were perfectly made up, and she was

"I just wanted to see

stood up. "Get out. Yo

still a coward." She raised her eyebrows and continued, "I

ou my bone marrow. Wh

and tossed a document from her handbag. "But wh

I picked up the

clear that ever

ap for you for ten years. What do you have

ingers turned pale from clenchin

Why did you meddle and save me back then? If it weren'

e of what had happen

htclubs and was seldom home. Her father was buried in debt and ad

ly that she dragged her bleeding leg

he yard, I was scared and called

ious doctors and mana

t I hadn't realized that I had

trauma, she was soon ostracized b

n orphanage, there

to protect her, there wer

while she bathed, cut up her few clothes, framed her

an adult later, and I

of kindness back then would l

ve such a tough life." Freda admired her freshly done nails and said, "

erwise, I'll have him pull the funding, an

ne? You grew up here, too. Those who bullied you were sent to ju

e. "So what? Does that erase the pain I suffered?

are an old fool. You couldn't even get justice for me. Wh

eda hard acr

opened the doo