C12 Chapter 11

SABINA, 6 YEARS OLD, FILII FIDEI.

Staying with Matertera was considerably better than staying at the orphanage she had me sent to. The chill from the cold cemented floor makes my body ache and gives me a fever every other week. Sister Flavia always found a way to keep me busy. She always found a way to tell me how unimportant and inadequate I am.

She taught me that word—inadequate