Can’t Hold My Tears

CAN’T HOLD MY TEARS* EPISODE 19 I retired back to my room after eating and relaxed fully on the bed with my ‘Every Woman’ in hand. It has been a long day and all I had in mind was a deep dreamless sleep. My eyes drifted close as I…

CAN’T HOLD MY TEARS* EPISODE 18 I completed the money and started packing to leave. I have missed Tina and Tola and I wanted to really chat with them. I said my goodbyes and entered the car, waving at my parents until they disappeared…

CAN’T HOLD MY TEARS* EPISODE 17 I stared in horror as I examined the mess I had made on the floor. It had been my intention to give a solid surprise but now, the nylon of provisions I was holding just had to fall down, giving me away…

CAN’T HOLD MY TEARS* EPISODE 16 “Ouch” I whimpered painfully. “Please be careful Tina” I said sharply. “Sorry” she seemed to be trying hard to control her emotions as she tended the bloody fist marks all over my body with hot water…

CAN’T HOLD MY TEARS* EPISODE 15 Mr. Bello sat in his study looking thoughtfully at the wall. What sort of father would he call himself if he could not even say truthfully that he had raised Alex well. All his life, he had made sure…

CAN’T HOLD MY TEARS* EPISODE 14 I stared at myself in the mirror in disbelief. I could not quite believe I was the one in the mirror. Tina had helped relax my hair and now, it fell freely and softly around my shoulders, with a gentle…

CAN’T HOLD MY TEARS* EPISODE 13 I raised my hand weakly and rubbed my hot face. I heard knocks on the door but totally ignored it and the voices that came afterwards. Even if I wanted to answer, there was no strength left in me to…

CAN’T HOLD MY TEARS* EPISODE 12 Tina paced the kitchen nervously. Her brain was in overdrive and she did not have the slightest idea about what to do. It has been three days since the abominable Miss Lisa entered the house and the…

CAN’T HOLD MY TEARS* EPISODE 11 The slight noise I heard coming from the sitting room the next day was enough to rouse my attention and lift my eyes from the book I was occupying myself with. I had been advised by the hospital nurses…

CAN’T HOLD MY TEARS* EPISODE 10 Mum and I sat facing each other in silence. I had gone through the hasty motions of ensuring that she had been well entertained, but it was unnecessary because Tina had taken care of that for me before…