ALVINAI had two problems, and both could ruin my life.First, my parents had just agreed to marry me off to a man old enough to be my father. Second, for the past few days, a group of strangers had been stalking me, following me around like criminals waiting for the right moment to strike.I didn’t know which was worse, being forced into a lifetime with a wrinkled old man who smelled like whiskey and blood, or ending up in the hands of people whose faces I didn’t even recognize.Either way, my life was over.At that point, death almost felt like the only choice left. Maybe if I killed myself, I’d save everyone the trouble of destroying me.But no. I still loved my life.So I ran.I didn’t think twice, I didn’t pack a bag. I just grabbed my mother’s old shawl, stuffed a few bills into my pocket, and slipped out of the window before dawn broke. My feet were beginning to hurt from running through muddy paths, my lungs burned as hell I could feel the heat inside me, and the cold night ai
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