My Boys: Tug of War

next to her legs that hung over the side of the bed.

f you're sick? Look what happened when you tried

e a ghost everyone refused to acknowled

her and spend more time with us. Right, Dad?" Jeff looked up

that they were treading on dangerous gro

es. I need to work so that your fees are paid an

ner? I wouldn't mind going to a cheaper school. Right, Jeff?" Tears welled

he enemy of his boys. Michael was angry and he didn't know

ff starts to cry too then you tell people you have

had been pulled from beneath him. Taking a deep breath and

er face and neck. His heart pounding in his chest was the only indi

re visitors from church outside. Troy shook his h

ructed his youngest son to take off his school blazer and shoes and jump into the bed with his m

gs they'd bought in the cupboard on the

ng in the inside pocket of his jacket out, he wiped her last tea

a few times he wiped away the tears

permission to escort them out. Got it?" Troy's tone was firm; it

xpression his father had used

ou keep her warm

miled and kissed his

love you too, Pe

oom over, looked at his wife's and sons and kissed his wife on the f

he face, unpleasant, yet expected. The accusing loo

shaved head. Turning his back to them he opened the door and gre

rs down and out of the building, Troy felt the tensio

ordered the car park and sat at the one furthest from the main entrance

y were their friends actually and he knew the ladies would ask where he wa

she's sick she knows exactly where you are. Are you sure she

ack as they exchanged

rying shades of dark brown. Egged on by peer pres

ust barely so. All of them were strikin

thy of a toothpaste advertisement. His strong, square jaw and fin

eet the others Troy's mind flashed bac

any of these men for the affairs she'd alluded to. Was she fed up to the p

ing or being seduced by his wife? Troy lit another cigarette a

his wife's younger sister's husband

prised she isn't in a coma with all that blood she lost. Ko, chi-i chakazoita nezuro

the previous

history of just disappointing her and now you almost killed her. Watondiisa patight (you've put

ask what other disappointments Charles was talking about. Charles was qu

sheepishly mentioned that he couldn't expose his older brother-in-law so bru

e hospital front door and he shook everyone's hand b

phone off as, yet another call came through. Time to face t