The next few days were difficult for Betty. She tried to reconcile herself with her new cruel reality. She had to fight other women in brutal fights to a finish. This scared her. Anything could happen in these fistfights. The other cooks also told her that some women also fought with weapons. This was even more dangerous. Something else which bothered her was her uncertain future. Mr. von Kleist had told her she had to fight for him until her debt was paid off. But now she found out that everybody working for Mr. von Kleist also fought for him. Did this mean that she would be without a job after paying off her debt? Where would she find a job if this happened?
Her daily routine was interrupted three days after she watched the fight between the nurses. The cobbler and seamstress came to th
