's

to eat when you retu

e grateful for that?" She spat on my face and dragged my

as gone, and I was

m her, and I fell to t

ish g

ts left you." She said

the moment. My eyes were filled with tears, I let

he reigned on me, but saying something so insens

ia's voice, and I turned to face he

gain as she ran down the stairs to

somewhere watching us, I also didn't know if she

?" She asked as she helped

I didn't know how to repor

head?" She asked as she tou

dn't put any ointment on t

fall or something?" Sh

t me, but it's just a small wound

What did

swollen. It must

ntment on it." She said to

down my face u

he sat me down by her dressing table

d her room and I couldn't help b

nded me of my room in my father's house.

at morning and never returni

too much of a burden to her, or it was the frustration from not having her husband around, or she was scamme

ending up on the streets. I didn't have anyone I could move in with. M

as I imagined how

in with the f

ied some ointments, and use

aid to me with a wide smile an

I said, and

for, we're sisters you kno

later." She handed me the

ith uncertainty. I wasn't sure

" She placed i

you runn

o be at work in

got up from the chai

the door, waiting to h

, you should take a cab."

ect it because

and ran down

thankfully, the last bus goin

d my fare, an

usly, grateful tha

into my work clothes. I was a few minutes la

ter and attend to customers. T

nd taking inventory of baked goods loaded i

rning after preparing for work I opened the front door of the living room to see him standing with some police officers. I was worried and wondered what they wanted, but he asked me to

s accused of, but I couldn't help him. I only hoped that the

have stood up for me. I hissed as I arranged my hair to cover the wound on m

ew it, four o'clock in the eveni

ckly at my boyfriend's place. I wanted to surprise him with some freshly baked goods,

a bus to

nt, not very far from the l

ered. I expected him to be home sin

dding. We were planning to get married before I lost my parents, who had promised to support us, bu

thing and wasn't back yet so I put t

when I heard a sound

the room. I was scared that it migh

the door, I was sh