Living with my choice

ile I hoped he would leave soon. Although I could hardly see him, his movements suggest

figured out that whatever he was looking for wasn't my phone or something I should know about. When I noticed a pause in his movements, I peered at him as cautiously

ven when danger stares at him in the face, but the look he has on right now suggests otherwise which indicated that whatever it was

and pretended to make a sleepy movement which seemed to wor

ow I am getting all worked up. He picked up a shiny piece I hadn't noticed until now and his

nd kissed it. I guess this is what he was looking for. Bu

ly sleeping and then he pulled out the third and last drawer, be

rway, then he went back to the drawer and collected th

oom afterward. Th

g out of my bed. I first took in the mess he made of my room and scoffed.

. I went straight to my restroom, to my safe house, and fished out my collection of keys from where it was safely hidden, deep inside my toile

ishment necessary for correcting stubbornness. Her offense had been locking herself up for half a day, in protest against being forced to a school where she w

sitting around the house, doing nothing while she starved. I forcefully swallowed whatever contempt I held for my parents back t

moment she stepped out of her room. Hungrily we ate for the first time in two days, joking about the other's spee

in a sor

ut a key from the bunch without her knowledge and replaced

s were always stocked with enough snacks in readiness for anot

er while my face twisted in disgust just as I brought out the thoroughly wrapped parce

le. It took me some time to unwrap the keys which were surpri

was the only one in the entire house who was still awake. I finally got the drawer opened

inute, fighting back the panic attack that was threatening to envelop me. Now lots of things make sense. I now g

their husbands, parents often persuade or coerce their daughters to do their bidding. However, the Mafia kings and the Mafia Lord have the power to override the freedom just by presenting the diamond ring along with some gifts to t

ut the envelope which was heavier than it looked and no, I wasn't surprised to find it filled with money

afia kings had presented the ring to my father or if it was the Mafia Lord himself. Rather I will sleep as peacefully as this new knowledge would allow and take my pace in com

playing with anyone, I wi