SHADOW FROM THE PAST PART 3-CHAPTER TWENTY

However, it wasn't too late to embark on a fresh start. I secured employment at a distant canteen, where I undertook the tasks of washing dishes and serving meals to customers. The owner of the establishment graciously provided me with a place to rest my head. Subsequently, I began to endure a succession of harrowing nightmares; visions that involved my mother offering me to a menacing beast poised to consume me, or dreams in which Ben engaged in intimate relations with me. These nightmares induced tremors and nausea, I had to adapt and cope with them.

Fortunately, I secured an additional position as a part-time tutor for children residing in the streets, thereby augmenting my income.

One day, the canteen owner summoned me and inquired about my aspirations for furthering my education. Although, there were individuals of my age who were employed by her.

"Your future is promising, and I am disinclined to witness it waste away merely in service to me," she remarked. Encouraged by her wo