the devil child is born in my heart instead of the Baby Jesus!”
“Nonsense, you’re still a little angel. You might be a little mischievous...”
The idea came back to play on my mind. “I’m so bad, I shouldn’t have been born.
I said that to Mother the other day.” For the first time he stammered.
“You shouldn’t have said that.” “I asked to speak to you because it’s really important.
I know it’s bad that Father can’t get a job at his age. I know it must hurt a lot.
Mother having to leave for work before dawn to help pay the bills. She works the looms at the English Mill.
She wears a girdle because she got a hernia loading a box of spools.
Lalá’s all grown up and even though she studied a lot she has to work at the factory...
It’s all horrible. But he didn’t have to beat me so much.
At Christmas, I promised that he could beat me as much as he liked, but this time it was too much.”
He was staring at me in disbelief. “Goodness me! How can such a young child understand and worry about grown-up problems like that.
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