THEY LOCKED YOU AWAY SO YOUR SISTER COULD MARRY TH…

will decide. That is what frightens you.”

She leaves.

Your father remains one moment longer, his hand resting on the doorframe.

You want to ask him.

Why do you hate me?

Why do you let her?

Why did God place me in a family that treats my birth like an insult?

But he turns away before you can speak.

At sunrise, they dress you like a prisoner being prepared for continue reading …