MARIE:SURPRISED SHEILAI sat on the bed for a while, staring at the soft sheets beneath me and the wide room around me. It felt almost unreal. The thought kept echoing in my head: I might have just become the adopted daughter of a rich man. A life many at Lockwood only whispered about in the dead of night when they imagined what happiness might look like. I should have been thrilled, but instead, I was frozen, unsure if I deserved any of this.Crumbs lay beside me, his patched and tired body looking even smaller against the massive bed. I picked him up and studied his face, worn yet familiar, as though he were telling me not to ruin this chance. I whispered, almost embarrassed by how desperately I wanted reassurance.“Could this be it?” My voice shook. Of course, he did not answer, but somehow, in my heart, I felt like he did. His stitched smile seemed to say, Yes, Marie. If you do not mess this up, this could be the start of something new.I placed him gently on the bed, pressing my
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