She kept her tongue firmly in cheek this time. Lesson, if not learned, then at least acknowledged. No petty revenge for her, no little, satisfying last jab. She winced as she sat up, collecting the books onto her lap. She wanted to put them properly on a shelf somewhere. The thought of leaving them as haphazardly stacked as she'd found them was distressing, despite all the other things that were much more palpably distressing at the moment
She bit back a yelp as his cane swiped against the side of her head, just barely, knocking her hat askew. She took the hint, quickly stacking the books on the floor. She scrambled to the side as she stood, heading for her box of books. At least she still had those, she supposed. She didn't feel very happy about it. She wasn't sure she could even look at them right now. It would be stupid to sell them, she supposed, but she sort of wanted to. Just to be rid of them, and anything else that might remind her of this day.
She might never be rid of everything that would remind her. But she could try.
Mouth still clenched shut to avoid the urge to snap back against his verbal assault, she grabbed her box of books and all but fled for the door. She didn't want to look back and see him, tall and smug and full of disdain. She wanted to get outside, where she could be distressed in peace and not have to worry about any mockery for it.
She made it about ten feet. She wound up hiding by the stairs of the next townhouse, behind a trash can. She tucked her knees up to her chest, took a deep breath, and allowed all the events that had just transpired hit her in a row.
She didn't sob loudly. She had that, at least. She just rested her head against her knees and let the tears leak quietly down her cheeks.
It would be okay. She had the money. She would change her life; she would chase her dreams. She would never wind up a waitress or a farmer or a single mom. All it took was one morning of pain. Like a shot, or a punch to the gut. Once it was over, it was over.
On her knees, book on her head, condescending smirk. The implication she was more of a whore than her mother could ever aspire to be.
It was over.
It was over.
She bit back a yelp as his cane swiped against the side of her head, just barely, knocking her hat askew. She took the hint, quickly stacking the books on the floor. She scrambled to the side as she stood, heading for her box of books. At least she still had those, she supposed. She didn't feel very happy about it. She wasn't sure she could even look at them right now. It would be stupid to sell them, she supposed, but she sort of wanted to. Just to be rid of them, and anything else that might remind her of this day.
She might never be rid of everything that would remind her. But she could try.
Mouth still clenched shut to avoid the urge to snap back against his verbal assault, she grabbed her box of books and all but fled for the door. She didn't want to look back and see him, tall and smug and full of disdain. She wanted to get outside, where she could be distressed in peace and not have to worry about any mockery for it.
She made it about ten feet. She wound up hiding by the stairs of the next townhouse, behind a trash can. She tucked her knees up to her chest, took a deep breath, and allowed all the events that had just transpired hit her in a row.
She didn't sob loudly. She had that, at least. She just rested her head against her knees and let the tears leak quietly down her cheeks.
It would be okay. She had the money. She would change her life; she would chase her dreams. She would never wind up a waitress or a farmer or a single mom. All it took was one morning of pain. Like a shot, or a punch to the gut. Once it was over, it was over.
On her knees, book on her head, condescending smirk. The implication she was more of a whore than her mother could ever aspire to be.
It was over.
It was over.
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