End of the Tunnel

es fought with Rae. Still she

several games they a

f . The boy could okay ten six in a row and Rae wondered how he alone can play six all the ti

with all three children packed on his back. Once ,their "truck" was involved in an accident and threw

ments, she prayed that her family w

nts quarrelling deep into the night while she lay awake pretending to be asleep. She was becoming worried but

nt of goods so I have to see to

ll unhappy because her mother had stopped

had and both girls wept the day Iris narrated the story. She also knew abou

m and dad separate,"

ven if mum smiled less aiften and daddy stayed away from home longer hours than he did pr

ing and the actors were making fun of one another. They all laughed. Rae looked at her mother . She was also laughing. Her fa

? Albert, you are

e walked out. In a flash. Mrs Fey grabbed his shirt and pulled

husband and dashed out of the room. Once outside , she bro

e was fighting a younger woman whose dress she had obviously torn into shreds. The small crowd that had gathered separated them. Without a word , Mr Fey went back to the house, pic

could be happening to their parents , they wondered? Rae , the

rlsof I'm just fed up. He always pretends he's seeing something out

her own rules and involved her

t night , Rae organized a prayer s

k and make our family happy once more ." With tears run

ful ones for all the family. Each evening, the children prayed that thei

they saw their father . The children were overjoyed. Rae and Klef

er what seemed like forever, they left . The children were happy because their stayed behind. But as they were happy were to discover later, things were never going to be

r living with us ?" Rae as

these days ," Mrs Fey told her , determined not to

ndered what she could do. Was she to go to them or pretend she was still asleep? When she heard her mother weeping after a

ed to pull her father but he pushed her aside roughly and attacked his wife. A few neighbours who heard Mrs Fey's screams came over and after a while , they t

, came to the house and packed a few of her belongings

advised her to take just the little girl and leave the older children with their father

stayed at home and attempted to cheer up

or a ride through th

em lots of sweets. Klef soon got over his earlier confusion and fear and began to

k home, she asked her f

en is mom r

e says she didn't want to marry me any longer", Mr Fey tried

into tears as soon as he

nd her first choice school offered her admission. When her father broke the news in the evening, s

ing this girl?" She asked as she eyed the

in this house if I'm to stay here,"

midated. That night, the first of several painfu