The morning the alcohol finally loosened its grip on her skull, the first thing she noticed was the scent of expensive soap on hotel sheets that were far too white to belong to her life

3: The Girl Who Became Untouchable

For weeks, Elena refused to touch the money.

Then her father called, his voice smaller than she had ever heard it. The farm was drowning in debt. Her mother needed treatment they could not afford. Her brother was pretending not to notice that dinner had become thinner every night.

Necessity is a cruel master.

Elena used continue reading …