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“I feel terrible.” She had him exactly where she wanted him. Buying the body-weakening and swollen-face pills from the black market was worth it. It gave her inner joy. Outside, her eyes watered as she watched him. The seller told her that the illegal pill did make a person an emotional mess. She was glad about that, too. She needed all the help she could get.

“What is wrong?” he asked in a calmin