Chapter 321
Celebrations were meant to be a joyous occasion, so she wished to believe. It was something to be proud of and share with others. Something to gather friends. This was nothing like what she thought. It was hardly a celebration. It was a lie painted over with a pretty face, a happy face. All of it was fake. The reek of emptiness was thick enough to choke her throat. It was the adult world. Eudokia knew what it was like. She knew she had to throw behind her childishness if she was to survive such a cutthroat environment. The South Gate developed her, but the intensity was on a completely new level. They all looked at her, but it was not the fear or jealously anymore. They were like beasts with only self-interest in mind. They all watched the moves she made and the words she said for any so
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