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Marco I watch her closely. "I don't know if she knew what he was doing to me in the beginning. But she found out. And you know what she did?" "Nothing. He liked to share my mother, so there were men coming in and out. I loved school. Not because I just loved school. I got to get away for eight whole hours. Get two hours sleep, safe. I tried to get away, but I couldn't. He kept me hostage and had the legal right to do so. By the time I was thirteen, I got pregnant. I was excited, but scared. I didn't tell him. Hid it for as long as possible. I lost him. I would just cry and cry and cry. I just decided to wait it out. Everybody dies, right? Somebody has to. I turned 18 and my escape was gone. Bye-bye school. I just resigned myself to fate. Then, I found out I was pregnant. Again." "I
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