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I took a halt. An image of my son quickly flashed in my head. “I'll pay you whatever you want," I heard again. When I turned around, I saw Jaden. There was a new look on his face. A look of contempt. A thought of this same look on his face the first time we met raced through my mind. “What do you mean?” I asked. “Miss Millie, I know you're not dumb. You can be slow, but I know you're not dumb,” he said, taking steps towards me. “ I do not understand, sir. Why would you offer me money?” He hushed me with his gesture, placing his index finger on his lips as he looked behind him. “Not here,” He said, taking hold of my hands again. He pulled me out of the house towards a garden. My memory of gardens hasn't always been nice, and as I was pulled inside what was like a maze, I though