too had to go to work after dropping his daughter at school. After preparing Shalom's lunchbox, she waited for her to come down, but got tired of waiting. Neither Lim nor Shalom show

er beating and this time I might not be able to control my temper. Who knows what I might do to him? Then she veered and headed to Shalom's room. She was shocked to find her in her pyjama

er. The latter was mute and kept star

calmly, taking a

at her. "I don't want…" She stopped and stared at the bruise near her mother's left eye. "Did he do this to you?" She asked touching on the patch and Ros

He will change." Shalom pursed her lips and

ack to school mom, so

you? Okay, child, please do it for me, your mom, hmh, please!" Shalom looked at her out pitifully and perceived that her at

repare yourself and don't give me that f

go and check on her husband but when she r

tood at the entrance reflecting on how happy a family they used to have and tears trickled down he

t nervous. Teacher Alice didn't like latecomers. "Hehe, Geez! How did I forget she would go in fast?" She mumbled and walked hastily towa

er natural way of speaking and turned away from the chalkboard to lo

alom, c

te for two years although they weren't close friends. Emma who sat in the same row limped at him and was discontented with his behaviour. He looked at Shalom sadly and wondered, "why did he do that? He's never been so rude!" Emma was the most handsome boy in class five whom every girl wanted to sit with because he had lovely features especially his dazzling charming eyes that rolled like a cat's, but h

ked at her w

g them, illustrating to her by pulling his lips sideways which made him

weird sound from the audien

turned their gaze, drawing

nity to get at Shalom because of some r

rtailed him by

gasped trying to convince h

cause she was beginning to feel uncomfortable every time his eyes glinted as he looked at her.; as if the stare stirred something strange dee

halom blocking her way. The expression on his face was none to please. Shalom, not wishing to start a fight tried t

." His forehead crinkled in anger and he alerte

niser, who goes around drinking and sleeping with other people's wives." Shalom shrunk with humilia

boo, boo… as they implicated her as if she faulted her father's mistakes. Her