Chapter 203 A Boy Or A Girl

This must be how all displaced souls feel. For the first time, the loneliness of displacement truly struck Valerie.

"We all have our battles," Stella sighed. "I grew up without my parents—put myself through school, scraped by. Now I've got stability, but life never stops testing you." Being an adult meant endless compromises.

Valerie said, "I really want a drink, Stella. Do you get how I feel?"