Chapter 2

My mother is the lawful wife of an ordinary man. He didn't go to college because of poverty. He may not be that smart but he is a very hardworking person that worked day and night just to give us a life where I and my mother won't get hungry.

Mother is from a known background but she was criticized for loving my father. She was driven out by my very own grandfather because she brought shame to the family. My Mother is a very strong woman. She moved forward and didn't look back. She always says to me she never regrets her choices because those choices led to having a daughter like me.

It was not a very comfortable life because we struggle financially sometimes but our life was a happy one.

Everything was just alright until before I turn 7, my father collapses, the doctor said that he is sick and needed an operation but we're poor and do not have that kind of money. My mother would work, day until midnight just to earn but what we need is miles away from what we have so when my dad was in a critical situation, she went back to her old home, rending all the dignity she had left and begged for help. I remember my mother was in front of a huge gate, waited outside for hours and I was also there, behind her. When the gate opened, I was looking at those rich ladies with their glamorous dresses and big pieces of jewelry. I'm sure just one of those would resolve all our problems but they pushed mother away. like some kind of beggar in the street, I still remember the insults and how they treated us.

We went home with nothing but shattered dignity and on the next day, My beloved father died. Soon, my mother followed my father. They are like lovebirds, when one is gone, the other will slowly fade.

Before she died, she told me to always keep my head up no matter what

.Yes, I listened to her.

No matter what I kept my head high even though I destroyed something precious called family.

No matter what even I had sex with a married man

No matter what even I made someone cry every night

No matter what even I was thrown away by my adopted parents

No matter what even everyone looked at me in a disgusting way

Even I was fired

Even I was hurting

Even when I was broken

I kept my facade and held my head up high.

'Elisia!'