Chapter eleven
Life resumed, calmly. And my admiration for Sebastian grew, although I tried every possible way to repress such inadequate feelings that could only cause me pain. He was a charming man, rich, persevering and determined. Only his physical impairment had drawn us close, because it was in step with my anomaly, my diversity, my curse. After sending her the check, Monique had swamped me with letters filled with curious envy. Who was my employer? Why did he so generously give me so much money in advance? I didn’t reply, annoyed the my sister had ignored the part of the enclosed letter in which I asked her to no longer get in touch with me. Evidently dazzled by the money, she had ignored my request. I wasn’t so naïve as to believe that I had gotten rid of her. When she realized th
