People often claim to be independent women, including Susan during interviews, but how many women truly rely on themselves to solve problems when trouble arises—especially an eleven-year-old girl?
Susy drank quickly; in the blink of an eye, the second can was empty. She picked up the third can, "This is just the middle of the story. That man went to jail, and my mom immediately married an architect. She seemed unable to live without a man. I understand, given that a waitress's salary is hard to raise three kids on. So, I just had a stable yet poor life for one summer. The architect replaced the jailed naval officer as my stepfather. Their jobs were different, but what they did to me was the same, for the same reason—I was too pretty; he couldn't help himself."
"..." Susan clenched the beer in her hand hard.
