She thought she was in love

managed to tuck between the fabric of her dress and her infant chest the oranges to simulate two generous breasts. She was eight years old and wanted to grow up soon but her growth

said Claire, opening h

Adelaide, frustrated, pulling t

e oranges," sai

t them," sa

and started to play with the pretty dolls Adelaide had in her room. After a w

's room? Look at the mess you've made! You're always dirty and ful

the juice of the oranges and her wrists were scattered on the floor. Adelaide was afraid her mot

ess and we'll throw it away.We'll go shopping today. You are too beauti

nodded

e already told you many times I had to settle for your father because of life's injustices, but I had such rich and handsome s

do it for you," said

with her, you are not a silly girl, you are a beautiful woman, you are not for that kind of childish things. You

to her sister and also to her brother Thomas who was a stutterer, the better her mother treated her. Blanche rewarded her and gave her gifts every time she ridiculed her siblings and spoke ill of them. She even came to believe that she hated them herself. She thought her father was in

One day she saw them in her father's study on the desk. The lawyer was on top of her mother and she had her dress up. Her breasts were outside her dress and he was

s her mother cam

a woman in need of love, lawyer Bonnet and I love each other. When you love you do anything my child, nothing else

r, why don't you leave toget

nice dress and everything in your room, my jewels and all the expenses of this house.

shook h

.we have a chance and you my child will say nothing and continue to receive beauti

For Adelaide it was now natural to find her mother making love to the lawyer in any corner of the house. Teasing Claire and Thomas also came naturally to her. She devoted her whole life to looking prettier just as her mother did and no longer had remoŕdments of conscience.