Don't Say Never When Leaving

Yesterday I was a modern free girl, a well-known athlete. I traveled the world and defended my country’s honor. I had a fiancé, love, and a whole bunch of plans for life… And what about today? Today I’m nobody… I don’t even know if I’ll make it to tomorrow, and in which public house, harem, or wherever I’ll end up. If someone told me yesterday that I could end up in such a situation, I’d definitely burst out laughing loudly and twist my finger to my temple… But today is my birthday… The day I come of age… The day I was brutally beaten and raped… The day my world turned over, shattered, and scattered into tiny shards… And it’s already not funny at all… Published in the author’s edition, preserving the author’s spelling and punctuation.