I think I'm failing. My Àshfá should have retired years ago, but he doesn't think I'm ready. You have no idea how hard they've worked. Or what they've had to endure. The family they left behind. How do you repay a sacrifice that big? It all feels like a burden. How can I say that? I'm a bad daughter.
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