| lowa, USA, 1932 The night was black, without a glimmer of moon or even a single star. and a chili wind searched across the plains, rus- tling the endless stretches of grain in a sad, rippling lullaby. The girl was young. Her cheap, brashly patterned sum- mer dress clung to her too-thin body, inching its way up her pale thighs as she struggled from the car with her burden. Standing in the road, she gazed doubtfully at the gravel driveway. She could just make out the outline of a large building lit by the flickering gleam of a single lamp. "Go on. Hurry up, will ya," a man s voice commanded her from the car. " Get it done and let s get out of here." Stumbling in her high heels, the girl walked down the dark driveway, breathing quickly, clutching the bundle close to her. gasping with pain as she turned her ankle on the treacherous gravel. The walk seemed endless, dark with nameless fears. A walk that would cut her off from her fu- ture. |
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