Memoirs of a geisha - Chapter 20

The conversation Sayuri had with Mameha changed her views and life forever. It would change any girl really. Hatsumomo really treats Pumpkin like a slave. She is always so tired and is pushed to her limits. She is constantly bossing her around. I feel really bad for Pumpkin and Sayuri really did not help much by pushing her to tell her what exactly Hatsumomo had said to Dr. Crab. Pumpkin had a mental break down to Sayuri. It is depressing to see what is happening to the girl. She hates Hatsumomo with a passion, but yet she has to put up with her crap every single day. She is one tough girl. Evil is too nice of a word to describe Hatsumomo she is a monster. Sayuri ended up getting the information she needed to get out of Pumpkin plus a bonus. Their Mother is planning on adopting Pumpkin, which in a way is happy for Pumpkin yet bad at the same time because if she does get adopted Hatsumomo will be staying in this place forever. Everyone will have to put up with her Sayuri’s whole lifetime career. Sayuri gave Nabu the gift that tells him she is ready to be bid on. They ended up plotting a time to run into Mr. Crab to give him his gift as well, which ended up going pretty awkwardly if you ask me. Like I predicted they had to beg for his trustworthiness and to believe them that Hatsumomo was lying about the whole neighbor boy thing. He eventually took the gift but I am not sure he was persuaded enough into believe them or Hatsumomo. It is kind of creepy that Mr. Crab is known for winning these kinds of bids on apprentice geishas. That is very sick if you ask me and to top it all of he has a wife. He seems like a pig if you ask me. I really do not know exactly where the book is going from here, but I am very curious.