Can’t Hold My Tears

CAN’T HOLD MY TEARS* EPISODE 24 I adjusted my silk night robe about my body as I walked down the stairs to grab a cup of water. I was finding it difficult to sleep. It was one of those nights when my memories would come floating back…

CAN’T HOLD MY TEARS* EPISODE 23 Today, the Senator slept in his room without his wife. They had had a heated argument over a totally bizarre issue. Nothing his wife could say could convince him that Amara was a ‘mamiwater’ or whatever…

CAN’T HOLD MY TEARS* EPISODE 22 The day Mr. Bello was to arrive, Katherine Bello made sure she used a really tight girdle to flatten her already bulging belly. The belly looked perfectly flat after using the belt and she was a bit…

CAN’T HOLD MY TEARS* EPISODE 21 I have never had so much fun in my life. I have danced with virtually everyone in the sitting room, except my mother-in-law of course. Tina had cooked so many things and I could not stop eating. I had a…

CAN’T HOLD MY TEARS* EPISODE 20 Mrs. Bello poured herself a drink as she recounted her sorrows. It was now twenty years since she did the unthinkable, yet, she could not make herself forget her past errors, especially one. A living…

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…