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years

was happy about that. However, when she arrived home, it was like her world was hit by a strong earthquake and

hat my sister died?” she cried at her dist

airport. She wanted to hit someone because it hurt so ba

mented for her s

when they told her about it. And the

ife and was happy when I called her and told her the other d

e anymore since their father left for America and never heard from him

or the poor ones, who couldn’t afford to go to college. However, she ended up being a nanny/maid in Romania because of certain circumstances. And she had to do it s

t while her cousin was telling her t

erself.” Karen was grinding her teeth as she talked; she was sea

rew up together, they were close but not as close as her si

all right. It was her sister’s boyfriend and she knew that they were in love with each other, or so she thought. And she always took he

hair, wide dark brown eyes and a kind oval face. Karen had morena sk

ng, so she looked at the older woman once again. Aunt Korina had

ould almost not bear to ask such question that the last one was in a whisper. Until now, it was still un

sigh. She didn’t an

ou heard, Ma,” K

rom the mother to the daughter, her

t in a loudspeaker. I just heard Alyanna tell him that if he wouldn’t stop being a playboy she is going to kill herself. And that fight happened a month ago, Alodia. And…” Her aunt also broke into tears and was forced to pause. And when she composed herself, she continued to speak. “And she w

Her body was already stiff and cold. The police said that she was already dead th

And how her sister must have suffered when she was still alive and hanging like that! That was so terrible! She swallowed hard once again to ease out what she felt even for a little bit. Sh

nd a job, you know? She didn’t even eat dinner that night.” Karen continued on telling Alodia the last moments of Alyanna’s life. “When I knocked on her door, sh

wly. It wasn’t her cous

few neighbors and some of their family friends who were present there, offered their condolences to them. Some embraced her to c

sister’s smiling face in the picture frame that was placed on top of the open coffin. She was so beautiful on her graduation day

ide the box. Her face was pale even with the makeup on, though she still looked beautiful but seren

her dead sister. She shook her beautiful head as she wailed for her loss. Then her cousin and aunt came up behind her