Chapter 23
- I was waiting for the first hit. My head was pounding so hard, my heart was beating so fast and loud. I never thought of how it would feel to be stoned, but I knew I wouldn't be able to survive it. I had thought they would stop when I mentioned my father, but instead they laughed it off.
- They all knew he disowned me. That simply means everyone knows it. It must have been announced.
- I lost hope of escaping this. I had been thinking of how to get home and face the punishment that awaited me, only to face this. I never thought of it.