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Claire, are you in there?” 

It was Shane

Right now, he must be freaking out

wondering if I’d taken the baby

With weather this cold, he must be worried 

sick that the kid would get sick

Yeah, right

I heated water, waiting until it was just warm 

enough to drink, and leisurely opened the 

door

He lost his balance from all the knocking and 

almost fell inside

Seeing how cold I was, he paused, forcing 

down his anger, and peered inside the house

Claire, what are you doing? Why didn’t you 

answer? Is everything okay?” 

He was testing the waters, scared I’d figured 

him out

Playing dumb? I could do that

I rubbed my eyes, acting confused

I was sleeping.” 

Shane’s face changed. He pushed past me

stomping into the house, and ripped back the 

blankets, only to find an empty bed

He looked around, panicked

It’s not here? How is that possible?” 

I finally realized how pathetic his acting was

And how blind and stupid I used to be

What’s not here?” 

I did everything I could to suppress my hate

my voice icy

Shane snapped back to reality, grabbing my 

wrist

Did you find something on the road and 

hurry back? Otherwise, you’d be out in the 

fields working for Shelly, not here sleeping!” 

Shane had convinced me that he and Shelly 

were siblings, that his sister couldn’t handle 

hard labor

In the dead of winter, at four in the morning

every other soul was asleep

Only I went to the fields every day before 

dawn, doing the dirty, backbreaking work for 

Shelly

And they left the baby on the side of the 

road, waiting for me to pick it up

I wondered why Shelly hadn’t been around for 

months, probably knocked up and hiding so 

no one would see

Shane’s hands were like steel traps on my 

shoulders, his eyes bloodshot

Talk to me! If something 

S to that ki 

He stopped himself. If something 

happens, can you live with that?” 

What are you talking about? I have no idea 

what you mean.” 

His grip was painful, and I wrestled out of his 

grasp

In this weather, who goes out to work in the 

fields in the middle of the night? It’s 

freezing!” 

Hearing the word freezingseemed to drain 

all the color from Shane’s face

He stopped trying to hide anything and bolted 

out the door like a madman

I watched him go, smiling

In the empty fields at dawn, his son had been 

freezing in the cold for hours

A baby abandoned by his own father

So sad

Ha! 

My neighbor walked in, waving a plastic bag

Claire, the farm gave out pork. Still taking it 

to Shane?” 

Shane came from money and had always had 

it easy

I felt sorry for him and Shelly, not used to 

hardship

I always saved the eggs and cornmeal for 

them, never mind the pork we got once

year

I ate dry corn bread, washing it down with 

water

They were sucking me dry, and laughing 

behind my back for being such a fool

I dug my nails into my palms

No more taking anything to Shane.” 

M

She looked shocked

Everyone knew I liked Shane, that I’d give him 

the last grain of rice

Now, suddenly, I’d changed

From now on, all the good stuff was for me

Screw Shane, let him choke on it

I started cooking pork and glass noodles right 

away, and corn bread so good I almost bit my 

tongue off

Guess a woman’s life really does improve 

when she dumps a man

Outside, I could hear neighbors gossiping

Shane went crazy, ran to the hospital with

baby he found who was halffrozen, they 

say.” 

Poor kid, the doctor said they brought him in 

too late, there might be lasting damage.” 

Shane begged the doctor on his knees

Never thought he had it in him, but he’s got

big heart, worrying so much about

foundling.” 

I sneered 

Of course he’d be worried

That was the firstborn son he had with his 

precious Shelly

Nice girl

Nice girl

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