I thought it would be temporary.
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Yet that “temporary” arrangement lasted thirty years.
Every morning, I woke up at five.
I spent hours cleaning other people’s filthy toilets, washing floors, and emptying trash cans.
By evening, I returned home completely exhausted. But the worst day of every month was payday.
At the end of each month, Robert waited for me in the kitchen.
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“Give me the money.”
I placed my entire paycheck in front of him. He counted it and locked it inside a drawer.
Once, I begged him:
“Robert, please let me keep just fifty dollars. I need a new pair of shoes.”
He glanced at my worn-out shoes and replied:
“Now isn’t the time.”
I couldn’t hold back my tears. The years passed.
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Our two children grew up, got married, and moved into homes of their own. But Robert continued taking my entire salary.