La vida

After nineteen years, my mother reappearednow she wants money and a roof over her head. I was ten when

**Diary Entry** When I spotted the dog lying by the bench, I rushed over. My gaze fell on the leash as

Spotting the dog lying by the bench, she rushed over to it. Her gaze fell on the leash that Natasha had

I awoke at five in the morning, when the first pale streaks of dawn had only just begun to lighten the sky.

My mother and sister saw me as nothing more than a walletthey never truly cared to know me.

**Diary Entry** The November wind cut through me like a knife as I passed the riverbank, its icy dampness

My mother pretends to be ill to avoid working and lives off us. She never had the slightest desire to work.

For two weeks, a cat kept turning up at the window. The staff couldnt believe it when they found out why.

Spotting the dog lying by the bench, she rushed over. Her gaze fell on the leash too, carelessly left

I severed ties with my familyand for the first time, I breathe freely. Growing up, I believed family