Scars of pain

t the air inside the cramped apart

oaked with sweat, and the dust of the

His wife Grace, who hurried up to greet he

e for her to put to bed,she welcomes

ng her hand around his waist.The hug was warm but

oose it life, now pulled back loosely in a tired knot.The faded top she

on they're wo

ed himself

ine, Grace replied bluntly"since morning I haven't eaten, which is not good for the ba

I don't have a certificate, I can't do any menial jobs because no on

ad over his face. "I know",h

d began pacing

me for you to put to

ing prepared ,not even

ed at her,pain flic

lary to settle up our debt.Feliz works for a buildi

rth like this: What

ediately, the silence li

rn out couch, wiping s

..could you brin

ked s

nts later,she returned with a plastic cup filled with lukewar

es to ponder

n thin by the passing years.The walls, once painted in hopeful colors, have fa

the center,its corners bruised,the rug

the room told

rranged with

company that

f kerosene, yesterday stew and th

ing fan stood

while a curtain stitched f

reeze sneaking through

faded calend

There was no longer elegance here just the soft, s

remains

's no food to eat so he doesn't bother asking,he crosses his leg on t

ite him,her eyes ser

ng about something"

k up, "wh

rs Ezeal?, the richest

dded

. what if we made them an offer to buy our baby after d

to start something and we

z fr

e cracking ", Grace yo

didn't

emotional fools.Look around,we can barely feed ourselves.We will sign an agreemen

rubbing his hand pacing u

n if we had nothing that doesn't mean we sho

g it lightly,

time demands desperate action.You think

bills or feed thi

t again, thick

head buried in his Grace

24 hours to think about. Tomorrow evening,I

Feliz coul

.The thought of selling they're child gnawed at him

ey find out he and his wife sold out they're bab

exhaustion and bitter cl

tion they needed the m

ught feliz finally