It’s enough to make my chest ache. An hour ago, I was so close to freedom. Not just because of the music and the lighthearted feel of the ball, but because I was naïve enough to think I could outlast my stepmother’s cruelty.
No, you actually could have had you not been so damn stupid. You should have known retaliation would come when you said you weren’t given her any money. Then she randomly introduces you to a man who’s leering at you, THEN suddenly she has rooms in the palace for a month and your sub ass follows.
