rents weren't careful. After twenty years of a brutal life,
ust wanted my heart for a transplant to sa
nwilling to let go, floated above, watching my sister, now recovered from h
n't give them a chance to speak. I threw myself on the ground, clung to their legs, and wailed, "Mo
ic, I knew they'd never get
bar when, unsurprisingly, two
o the nines, dripping in designer brands-enou
them. A flicker of embarrassment crossed their faces be
. My expression stayed blank, but insid
up just like before," I thought. "Let's see wha
ing on their sad faces,
ost and were taken by traffickers. Your dad and I searched for you
of his business, got a nudge from her and quickly mimic
rrassing I could barely stand it. My toes cu
s dripped with disdain, blaming me for being "careless" when it was their negl
s weren't careful. If your daughter got lost because she was careless, she's definitely not me. You'd be
reath, "These days, people will claim a
gly their expressio
twisted with a mix of lingering sadness an
pped irritably as soon as they sat down. "What's goin
the company, no one had ever dared speak to him like that. "How