ng with you!?" She shouted, her hands hanging loosely at her sides,

ry" he m

! Everytime this and you keep complaining yet you

m s

t then closed it, shutting her eyes an

ry" he r

fell

she spoke upon

antly, his eyes searchin

He complied. She opened a cupboard, br

out an almost empty pack of cotton woo

our face" she slammed the

than necessary then she leaned against it,

scoloured. The last ones had not e

at house and come live wi

" he m

out the necessities, " You better do so

tiredly, "It's

face and began to

he sighed after som

andsomeness any more. It

en stopped abr

admit I'm

hat before" she answe

e" he sai

e rare. You didn't give yourse

**

already. They sat close to each other but without making any contact. She stared at

King asked. Sh

. You've not even been watching the TV" he expl

d nothing else, turning back to the TV. She sta

be rare. King always broke them. He would hug her for as long as he liked; he would wrap her in his arms whenever they sat together; he would barge into her room whenever he visited; he would Peck he

as before. With both of them sitting closely together, she had expected him to pull her into his arms as

oa

ed at hi

is wrong, p

way his afro stood high and neat, how the front edges of his hair curled outwards; his eyes th

nd she crossed it, pushing herself int

hispered, pulling her close an

ghtening her arms in

ave told me"

r woke them up that she realized it and she didn't realize she had been clinging to King's arm until

e greeted respectfully

cing her frown. She was still dressed in her w

ine" he

stared at

ght again?" she asked,

him with bruises? Her mother had never commented on King's injuries

" King stuttered

tarted, gettin

way from them and switching off the TV. The sitting room turned dark

ed. She couldn't see her mother and the next m

rytime he comes running here after getting beaten" her mot

m really sorry but i

er held

is to change, for your good and h

ked away. They stood there in silenc

ed down un

o hate me" he spoke sadl

he sighed, sitt

s I get in

o in a

nced a

g now." he sai

d quickly, st

at her p

f the guest rooms. You can'

t..

ou have to stay, you'll go

ur.

and don't move" she spoke sternly