Five or perhaps seven more times? He was aware that the situation would erupt at any point; that the rich Madrileños would lose interest in the Barefoot Girl as soon as the rumors got around their circles and enjoying her was no longer considered a triumph to boast about, so he sold her to the highest bidder. María. Milagros sought refuge in her daughter, who was all she had. She hugged the girl, holding back her sobs, whispering songs in her ear in a broken voice, stroking her hair until the little girl fell asleep and rocking her for hours and hours. She learned to receive her laughter with feigned joy and play animatedly with her, even though she could still—and had done ever since that day—feel the disgusting brush of a brute’s dirty hand on her inner thigh, on her nipples … and on her lips. In the end, most of the noblemen took her violently, blinded, screaming, biting and scratching her. It was as if they were beating her. But when they tried to seduce her, sure that their caresses and their words of love could bend her will as if they were gods, she felt even worse.
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