Manon
I sink to the floor, the officers letting me go.
My whole body shakes with my pain. How could he, how could he take my Niccó from me!
My pain quickly turns to rage.
I knock both of the officers down, pushing forward, my body straining against the pain, the hate, the fear—
He is the one I love most. The one I love most...
I have to get him back. This won't be the same. My Dad has military contacts. He's gonna do everything he can to keep Niccó away from me.
I clench my belly. From us.
How dare he!
I clench my fists, unclenching. I have a lot to do.
I need to prepare. I need to think like Niccoló. Assume the worst. Plan for every instance.
He would have planned this. What would Niccoló do?
That bastard. He married me behind my back didn't he?
Ugh, he is such a pathological
