NIRELLE

"He had a good life? Are you really saying that right now?" I had promised not to get agitated and just sit there like a cool girl, but hearing her talk about him like that did not sit well with me.

"Calm your horses, Nirelle; it does not matter what you say. I did what was best for both of you."

"What was best for me?" I cut her once again. "Getting sexually assaulted and physically abused was the best thing for me? What then was the worst thing that could have happened to me?"

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