"No, Mama," Clarissa insisted. "I won't give up just because people gossip about me. They don't know how I feel. They don't know who I am. They have no right to look down on me," Clarissa said.
Clarissa then called Mr. Barrow. She didn't care about the stigma attached to her. She would continue to live her life normally.
Miss Ruwina plans to reopen her boutique after several months of inactivity. And today, Miss Ruwina and some young girls re-declared the boutique. Clarissa's arrival overwhelms Miss Ruwina as dust can interfere with her breathing.
"Why did you have to come?" Miss Ruwina asked as Clarissa got out of the car. "Shouldn't you be at the hospital?"
Clarissa didn't say anything. She just walked up to Miss Ruwina and hugged her.
Miss Ruwina was speechless. It seemed like Clar
