She was a human being, not a thing or merchandise. One did not simply just cast a person aside or trample on her and decide to take her back only when one felt the need to do so, purely for the sake of proving one’s insight. At the very least, one could still recover those that one had lost. However, once something was lost, it would remain so. Not every ‘I’m sorry’ could be exchanged with an ‘it’s okay’. Not every ‘it’s okay’ meant forgiveness. She had taken Daniel’s apology as a promise. However, his ‘sorry’ was the beginning of a lie. Dora’s apology was hurtful to her… While Stella, her so called mother's apology was patronizing. She knew now that ‘sorry’ could also be a means to an end. Knock, knock. She knocked on the door and raised her eyes to look at the ward number. This

