BuzzNovelFortunately, Vera had always been a responsible child-she never gave her mother much trouble and had just
been accepted to the best high school in town. Given their family’s situation, the school even agreed to waive
her tuition fees.
Naturally, Carla and Vera were overjoyed. They made plans: as soon as Carla got her paycheck, she'd take Vera
into the city to buy her a new dress. After all, ever since her husband lost his job, neither of them had set foot in
the city, and Vera's clothes were all out of
style-hand-me-downs from three years ago.
Teenagers grow quickly, and Vera's sleeves and pant legs were noticeably short. Thankfully, she wore her school
uniform most days, so no one really noticed.
Their conversation was cut short when her father stumbled in, reeking of alcohol, a half-empty bottle swinging in
his hand. The mood in the room shifted instantly. Carla and Vera fell silent, slipping into the kitchen to bring out
the dinner they'd already prepared.
“Go pay back the neighbor for the booze later,” her father demanded, his voice harsh and entitled. He banged
on the table and kicked the chair next to him, making Vera jump.
“Where's my glass? Go get my glass!”
Vera pressed her lips together, said nothing, and went back into the kitchen. When she returned, she was
holding his whiskey glass.
The family sat down at the dinner table. The tension in the air was suffocating. Her father kept pouring himself
drink after drink, and the lightness from earlier was gone-replaced by a heavy, anxious silence.
Carla seemed to be gathering her courage for a long tbefore she finally exhaled shakily, set down her fork,
and looked at her husband.
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“Vera got into the best high school in town,” Carla began, her voice barely above a whisper, tinged with quiet
pleading. “We'll need money for her expenses-tuition, books, everything. Could you please cut back on the
drinking? And the gambling?”
But even her meekness seemed to provoke him. He hurled his plate to the floor, shattering it, and erupted in
anger.
“School? What for? Look at this house-are you blind to how bad things are? What's the point of a girl going to
school anyway? She should get a job at the factory, like the neighbor's daughter! Cary’s girl's been working for
months-she brings hreal money every month! What good is it raising you, Vera? All you do is take and
take.”
His eyes were bloodshot, his finger jabbing at Vera's face as he unleashed his tirade.
“Ill tell you what, the Lane boy seems decent. You two should start seeing each other. When you're old enough,
get married. His dad cby the other day, asked about an arrangement-he said they'd give us ten grand as a
dowry if you marry in. School isn’t going to teach you anything useful-just more ways to take money from us!
And who knows if you'll ever bring in that kind of money yourself?”
“Dad, I'm only fifteen!” Vera's voice trembled with disbelief. She couldn't believe what she was hearing.
“Fifteen? In the old days, girls your age already had two kids!” he barked, as if it were the most reasonable thing
in the world.
“And you!” he turned on Carla now, sneering. “Think you're so high and mighty now that you bring ha
paycheck? Who knows what's really going on between you and your boss at the factory? Maybe I'm raising
someone else's kid and don’t even know it!”
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