My Mother's Masterpiece

fussed over a stray imaginary

in her ears: comply, or t

rotect her o

he en

ress, the severe bun, a

scene had bee

"delicate nature" and "need for strict gui

students – a mixture of pity, c

ntained polite smiles, but Sarah coul

she' d even unpacked her first b

ion was a ra

the attention, playing the role of

he RA, Chloe, her voice oozing sincerity. "The world can

ly peril she faced was standing ri

room, a small, sterile space she was supposed to

ing at the "flimsy" curtains and the "questionable

voice firm but pitched low enough so only Sarah could hear the underlyi

welcoming, offered

u, dear. Sarah has a rather sensitive s

ayer of control, anoth

t of despair tig

ploration, new friendships, a chance to finally discover

ged to extend her prison

rah knew. The "weird girl w

e' d earned through sheer grit, would be over

ure already tainted by he

owever, flicke

her appearance, her

n' t control

endure the humiliation, t

t let Brenda b

Sarah was determined, s

was bitter, the public

red to leave, Sarah caught a glimpse of h

the severe bun, her eyes

t won yet. No