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m the room. She knew that it was

in but this time in a louder and a

fe on the floor beside the potatoes she was peeling for dinner for everyone and rushed

ful at least that they had little to feed on. Just last week, she heard of a poor widow down the street who lost her so

Her step mother yelled immediately

ven enough chance to do more explanation on why she had allowed her stepmother to call her

elled, throwing a stick at her. She

took delight in physically hurting her as a punishment. Fortunately, sh

m. There was a curtain hanging on the door and its look was very disastrous. Anyone entering there for the first time would be able to t

rial for it was stolen in the same house. She knew it was no one else but her older step sister, Kate w

yn causing the young girl to shake in fright. She hadn't expected her to shout to that extent and get so worked up after all, she was the one who had been

ry tiny measly wage to help her family while her step sister wh

p all day to meet an already prepared fo

eard a voice say from beside her. It was Kate. She sat on

s tempted to give her a very dirty and resounding slap on that cheek of hers but she k

th women who hated her with every part of th

frail and almost

father who now laid very ill on the bed almost on the verge of death. He seemed to be in a deep sleep as he was not conscious of all tha

the only one apart from her father that she

er to meet her father. She placed her hands on his fo

not be so fair on her. They could have taken him to the clinic downtown but they wouldn't accept a patient without pay and they were very poor now and

the table up and checked under the rug to see if she had any of her savings still availabl

y under her breath. Almost every