Ariana’s pov~ “I'm not standing on that coal, I'm pregnant,” I replied. Mother’s face turned instantly red and I could tell this was no ordinary nun. Something else is going on here. “Here at the shelter we are merciful are we not? So why were you seen seducing one of the maintenance workers ” She asked, turning to the girls around her. They nodded almost immediately in response. What happened to these girls? “What? No, I wasn't!” I quickly said in my defence. How did we get seen so fast? What are they doing to them, no one is willing to walk out the front door! “Step on the coal Ariana, you must learn the ways of the woman” she added. “To be a woman is pain!” Everyone echoed together. I started to get anxious, and my heart suddenly sank. “To be a woman is pain! Step on the co

