Huaisang? It’s him. I bet it is full of lies too, whatever he sent you, and there’s nothing I can do for it. He’ll have me whipped if I object.
[She shrugs unhappily.]
It’s not the threat. I’ve been so before. It’s not even the beating, or that he had me in prison or... oh yeah, I.. you might get fined for it. I didn’t think. All I did was spit at him. That’s it. You should think I’d beaten him or pulled his hair. It’s not even that. It’s just - I am sick of being a sub. I am sick of not being allowed a voice, and I am mad. I’m so mad I was forced to kneel to a man who has insulted me and beg for my job and for his forgiveness.
[She manages to smile.]
I am the queen of pretend and he and Ignacio are fooled... but it’s not fair that he can insult me and I cannot retaliate.
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Huaisang? It’s him. I bet it is full of lies too, whatever he sent you, and there’s nothing I can do for it. He’ll have me whipped if I object.
[She shrugs unhappily.]
It’s not the threat. I’ve been so before. It’s not even the beating, or that he had me in prison or... oh yeah, I.. you might get fined for it. I didn’t think. All I did was spit at him. That’s it. You should think I’d beaten him or pulled his hair.
It’s not even that. It’s just - I am sick of being a sub. I am sick of not being allowed a voice, and I am mad. I’m so mad I was forced to kneel to a man who has insulted me and beg for my job and for his forgiveness.
[She manages to smile.]
I am the queen of pretend and he and Ignacio are fooled... but it’s not fair that he can insult me and I cannot retaliate.