ing crumbles before him like a building, everything he owne

e jumps up remembering yesterday. he still felt th

g at the room he could tell it was her room, Charles escape to the door without catching eyes. H

front. Zoe was standing facing him, with the lo

ing away" she po

n who saved him, he wanted to be thankful before leavi

omes outside. Charles n

for saving

ra asked, she wanted to

a. His eyes pause, she looks like a woman in her twenties, fair and da

a said. She blinks, repea

r statement, she was only doing this because of her daughte

it in their ears.

s" that what l

know him, but she saved him, now

" Lora moves to actions, since he wa

you, weekly"

tatue listening to her words,

can s

f, he was expecting her to be blo

ignore them" she step

very corner, before he continues, last night he was running for h

known, he has nowhere to go, he had no money with him, the reek smell coming from his shi

this was the only thing he

think of any positive thing, he can't go to his chil

tunity to get a job an

He turns heading to Lora house, lucky,

e points Char

ora sta

't difficult, he even practiced the words to used, now that t

kids be oka

n immediately, His heart bleeds whenever he says those words, it was a lie that keeps him alive,

s his children

ome in"

was trying to hide his tears from them, he

for you" Lora step to the door, she was expecting

ed, she just remembered s

ead, he has successfully

I am Lora" she e

***

years

lso pay him, it was blessings he has been praying for, it was painful at f

m has a madman, they advise Lora to kick him out

rtant to me" sh

ell their mom, he finds himself playing a father role to them while his kids, he visits them twice a year, every six months, this rules was lay down by hi

t their daughter

y things in his presence, there was nothing to gossip abou

o it, his condition made him realized everything are words and at the end, it does noth

s" Elizabe

plates, Lora was done preparing it,

nges the plat

e woman amo

eal" Charles t

e drinks" Roy

utor not after Charles took the job from him. Since t

ll ge

d. Charles, arranges t

you are useless to this town, even to

oice stops him, this was getting irritating, but he knows this voic

rat"

turns fa

at word, he treats Charles has a peasant every time they jammed parts, he is responsible for Charles i

t simply offer

, the town is the

eason Lora restaurant was moving fast, his words are feared in the

, she was standing

dish, she has pre

ra" tony

n the table, his table was different from the rest and

th me" t

" Lora tries to escape even th

ain, this time he wasn't lo

hungry"

initely eat

eaten" tony used the f

fts it up. L

ked. Lora usually hesitates,

turned into a rabbit" t

ns to where Charles was bef

l discuss" his hands

saw Lora eyes coming,

o smacked his head, the drama wasn't over, sometimes he tr

ath tutor, Lora wanted to pay him but he refused, she tried helpi

thless man teac

rked steppi

we are still

was having a difficult time in a particular topic and the te

her is t

t tony again, h

smiles follow

her works, Zoe was there too, she has become an expe

Charles" Zoe h

s at her. He touch

mother" he stands walkin

t the door, tony an

r, he started wiping the uncleane

ing him, she brigh

break" s

sting" Charles c

idge, she brought

e drops it on the

nce in a while and it's alw

hair, he opens the two bottles.

oking at the other d

ks at Charles. Charles tighten his fis

chance" Charles drinks

fro

you give Ann

g his chest. Lora laug

she is an old woman who

ers his forehead. They looked at

Charles stares at her before che

efit too, he is rich, popular and fea

es looks at Lora. Their eyes jammed

kno

s Charles off, she dri

g tomorrow" she touched

wanted to hold her hand

he feels dumb saying those words, it hurts a lot, but there was nothing else to say, tony is the richest

atever he wants, and Lora has been rejecting,

ings. He brough

" nobody calls anyway. He

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