Hushed Echoes

pt tossing on his bed all through the night, his bulging eyes seems to emanat

ensely making him feel miserable, he glanced awkwardly

ffused all over his body, rendered him incapacitated, the occas

alled out, but the

ve gone to?" Marco

rest for some few hours, this he felt would help in regaining his strength, waking up In the morning

ular saying whenever he overslept, how she would be by his bed side, lean over to tap him

roll down his cheeks, " Oh mother, what have I done

he ceiling for a moment, " I will make it mothe

abor, I shall not stop until I get to the top, no matter how long the ladder of life is, I

nd his life over the years had been tied monumentally to her apron strin

nce had always enormous to him despite the face that they were wallowing in abject poverty

ul day, Maria as she was fondly called over the neighborhood was making preparations to celebrate her son's second bir

r the following day and at the same time she was humming the tune of one of the most prolific highly sing

threshold to get some water when a young girl, her neighbor's daughter

wiped her tears, " accident! accident!" She shouted, " your husband had been involved in a motor acc

did it happen?" She yelled out in pain and anguish, using both her hands to pull the strands of her hair, gy

r neighbors and within a short while, pandemonium broke out

sympathizers that had gathered there with a growing sense of anxiety. It took the effort o

out with terror, " how can you both be crying as if

ather is a victim" Salu said w

retorted with fear and trepida

xtension, at about 7:30 am" Salu replie

sible to see what exactly has happened" J

turned, he turned on the old car which responded quickly, Maria emerged fro

the shadow of death, as she sat nervously at the back seat of the car, her heart beat w

nt that was capable of causing a severe i

how a hawk descended into her room from no where and took away her mos