Chapter 4

By the time my new identity was ready, I had already packed all my belongings.

Just as I expected, nobody bothered to see me off when I left home. I hauled my suitcase to the station by myself, bought a ticket to some small town down south, and got ready to disappear for good.

It didn't really matter where I ended up. What mattered was escaping this suffocating place.

I landed a job that came with a place to stay. The first days were rough, but having steady work made life a whole lot easier than it ever was back…