Melinda Lewis, my second uncle's wife, chimed in from the side. "Yeah, Nora, if they're all your kids, then selling Amber shouldn't mean Angela has to suffer."
They were only trying to upset my mom, but for the sake of her pride, she actually let me go to school.
I was grateful and cherished it deeply, even though my mother's glare could nearly slice me open whenever the doors were closed.
She even let me continue my studies until middle school exams. I thought that was the end of my education, but then, to my surprise, they asked if I wanted to go to high school.
"Angela, do you want to go to high school?"
I nodded vigorously. Yes, how could I not want to?
"The village chief next door told me his son just got out of jail. If you marry him, we'll get a wedding gift of fifty thousand."
My heart sank immediately upon hearing this.
"If you get into high school, I can ask for one hundred thousand from him, but you'll have to come up with the tuition yourself."
It was all just a scheme to sell me off, but it at least gave me a glimmer of hope.