“Look at Chloe, the one from the marketing department,” he said.
“She had a baby last year and is already running marathons again, looking impeccable.
She knows how to take care of herself.
“And you?” he added, looking at me with such obvious disgust that it almost seemed intimate.
“Four months later, you still look haggard.”
I felt a knot in my stomach, but not because his words were new.
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A new cruelty shocks you.
It could be a wedding photo.
Repeated cruelty teaches your body to prepare itself before your mind can even react.