Bree stayed on the ground for longer than was strictly necessary, one hand clenching around her book and one on the little bag of gems. It was all very poetic, she was sure. She felt the ache of the situation in her soul, because these were the sort of dramatic choices she read about with frequency. Between love and riches or family and fate or something similar.
Childhood dreams and practicality. Or pride and success, maybe. Fantasy or cold, hard cash.
And he was rubbing it in, too, just jabbing those knives in. She wanted to seriously regret coming here in the first place, but she couldn't even do that, because she was holding a bag of literal gold.
She couldn't run with the gold and the book, though she wanted to. Because she couldn't possibly get out the door fast enough, and he had those teeth.
If she did this, she'd be thinking about it every single day she was in school. Every time she looked at her degree on the wall, she'd be remembering submitting to this humiliation, kneeling on the ground with a book on her head and her mouth shut.
If she didn't do this, she'd be thinking about it every single day she was at work. Every time she forced a smile for a tip, dealt with a pinched ass. Stared out at a night sky she could never really see properly from her tiny house she couldn't leave. She'd be thinking of how dreams turned to dust on their own even if you didn't sell them.
She wasn't going to fucking cry.
Both items still clenched in her hands, she stood up, straightening with some difficulty. She felt stiff, a bit heavy. She took a deep breath, then held out the book towards him. She met his eyes, determined. Had they been that color when she'd arrived? Surely she would have noticed--they were so pale as to make her think of the milky eyes of the blind. And had he been standing that straight? He seemed a bit taller. And he'd already seemed tall.
She maintained eye contact, unwavering despite her nerves.
"My name is Bree," she said firmly. "But when you see it in the paper, it'll be Bridget Corey."
Childhood dreams and practicality. Or pride and success, maybe. Fantasy or cold, hard cash.
And he was rubbing it in, too, just jabbing those knives in. She wanted to seriously regret coming here in the first place, but she couldn't even do that, because she was holding a bag of literal gold.
She couldn't run with the gold and the book, though she wanted to. Because she couldn't possibly get out the door fast enough, and he had those teeth.
If she did this, she'd be thinking about it every single day she was in school. Every time she looked at her degree on the wall, she'd be remembering submitting to this humiliation, kneeling on the ground with a book on her head and her mouth shut.
If she didn't do this, she'd be thinking about it every single day she was at work. Every time she forced a smile for a tip, dealt with a pinched ass. Stared out at a night sky she could never really see properly from her tiny house she couldn't leave. She'd be thinking of how dreams turned to dust on their own even if you didn't sell them.
She wasn't going to fucking cry.
Both items still clenched in her hands, she stood up, straightening with some difficulty. She felt stiff, a bit heavy. She took a deep breath, then held out the book towards him. She met his eyes, determined. Had they been that color when she'd arrived? Surely she would have noticed--they were so pale as to make her think of the milky eyes of the blind. And had he been standing that straight? He seemed a bit taller. And he'd already seemed tall.
She maintained eye contact, unwavering despite her nerves.
"My name is Bree," she said firmly. "But when you see it in the paper, it'll be Bridget Corey."
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