Chapter 9

• I CAN’T LEAVE HIM
• I didn't know what to do. Perhaps it would be best to go on my way and let misfortune catch up with him. After all, just as he decided the fate of others, perhaps his time had come.
• I wanted to run away... but he was the father of my son. Somehow, he had taken care of me, and I felt a moral obligation to make sure I was still alive. I dropped the suitcase next to the bush and approached stealthily, taking care not to make a noise, fearing that he might wake up and hurt me.