Mark, was in a good mood, which always meant he wanted something from me. I was dee
event" with his "business visionary" childhood frie
n him to pay. Not for the first time, he dismissed my "pixels and stories" as not "r
ing a woman is supposed to do right. You can't even get pregnant. What good are yo
n the most cruel way imaginable, while sp
meless, and worthless, just as he said. But as I looked across the courtyard at my quiet neighbor, Liam' s, light, a flicker of defiance sparked.