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I didn't want to be hungry I wanted to starve oing through Mommy's mind all day This was another exa on the people she loved, and it was all because of meme!
"C'et the soup down You don't want to get yourself sick I know you You'll feel sorrier foryourself more of a burden if that happens and then where e be?"
She said the et ht I should do I sat up and she placed the tray on my lap and stood back to watch I started to eat
"It really was my fault Mrs Geary I was so stupid to put myself into the situation"
"Noould you know the evil in someone else's heart, dear, especially one of those boys from refined families?"
"Just because his parents are rich and influential people, it doesn't mean he's any better than anyone else" I said 'No one knows that better than I do now I' people"
"You're hardly more than a child What are you supposed to be, a wise old lady? I know e who's been a lot "
I kept eating, er at myself while Mrs Geary ranted on
"Next thing I'll hear is people who get robbed deserve it because they walked around without an arhtly open or a door unlocked, it doesn't s, does it? You can't be expected to be so alert, so cautious If we go about thinking the worst of everyone we meet, we'll never be at peace a minute" she said Her eyes narroith suspicion "Who put the blame on you?"
"Never mind," I said
"Not your mama and papa I know Was it your school people?" She shook her head at ot a hard road to hoe almost anywhere these days," she s for me
"I can do that Mrs Geary," I said
"I know you can I just don't want to be idle a ht now," she said
I finally smiled When you have people around you who love you as much as my parents and Mrs Geary lovedbad is done to you, it's truly done to them as well We shared disappointments and pain, triumphs and happiness as if ere all one person
I finishedup here andMoht However, when I descended, I didn't find her anywhere in the house Daddy was in the office, talking on the phone He just looked at me and turned his chair to indicate he wanted privacy