throughout

was called out by the com

got up shortly after and walked o

ting up constantly-you're doing this on pur

my things and gave my room to Rhys, as is commo

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was nothing compared to

old her, "It was Rhys who was up late play

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ent to bed late last ni

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tone annoyed, "Stop playing de

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evealed my swollen face

screamed and

ur face? Why is it c

lly woken by my

half-asleep, almos

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hid behind my mom, "Auntie... it lo

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from experience?

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you? Get out, now! You bring back a filt

a mask and gloves, grabbing my suitcase a

last night. Are you pregnan

my mom kept pushing me with

ust die outside. What do you mean by coming

k me out, at least let me spend the N

o spend it d

s opened, and my

only thin thermal underwear,

d coat were th

aring snow gat

pulled the co

collapse right here i

our building, in f

difference and the humi

, yet no one reached out a hand

r to my mom and as

o her knees before me, tea

family go. If this keeps up, no

the "filthy disease

to preserv

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ll, parents can

must be

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, it sca

rom my brain cancer was t

uldn't compare t

foot, picked up my luggage,

misdeeds to others again, even blaming me

at a daughter like me was a di

ed, turn

on me. They didn't die because of m

as if to attack me, but se

t the sky; it

as dead, could I rea

head, I forc

they took me to do on t