"Have You Stolen Anything?"
- As a kid, Meridian was always wracked with guilt, but whenever she talked to her mom about it about it, Mrs. Hill would simply ask her if she had "'stolen anything'" (1.4.1).
- Mrs. Hill was an independent woman—a schoolteacher—when she was younger. Although she loved her life, she slowly became intrigued by the thought of being a mother.
- She ends up marrying Meridian's father, a fellow school-teacher. Things go great at first, but pregnancy changes everything.
- To Mrs. Hill, children are "burdens" who'll suck the life out of you faster than Edward Cullen (1.4.7). Hmm... So what do you think Meridian stole from her?