I said just two minutes I entered her house.She asked to sleep in my house this single day. I asked her the person visiting must be very important to ...her. She said yes and asked me to leave. I asked her to give ten thousand rupees. She was shocked. I said it was me, she became angry and started scolding bad words. I closed her mouth and said if u shout like this no need to put in net everyone in aparment will know. She was silent she gave 10000 rupees . I said I need more. She begged she cant. ?I am a scapegoat for my superior officer who sacrificed me for his own benefit and to escape the consequences of his own incompetence.?He thought that he saw a slight tear in her eye. A trivial sign that this woman who held his future in her hands might be human enough to persuade that he was a faithful servant of Lenin. That he told the truth. That he was not guilty of the crimes that he was accused of.?Duty is what calls us all to fight the capitalist enemies of the state,? she replied. ?You. " Pardon?" They call it a sex worker, but a rose by any other name." Oh. Are you going? It doesn't seem the sort of thing you wanted." It isn't what I wanted; I don't want to do this, but I'm told that if I don't then I'll lose benefit. And that'll be the end of us." Well, you have to provide for us, and I understand it pays well. And you're not a virgin are you?"Her mother's reference to finding her in bed with a boyfriend whilst she was still at school was the final straw and Brita burst into. I went to my laptop and fired it up, moving over to the site where I needed to confirm the flight reservation I'd earlier made. I was one click away from keeping to what I'd promised Sherry I'd do if neither of my demands were met. I spent fifteen minutes arguing with myself about whether I should confirm my flight for the following morning or not.I couldn't make the decision. Too much of what I wanted would be given up forever if I stubbornly continued on this path I'd set for myself. I've.
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