LIGHT AND SHADOW: UNTIL DARKNESS DO US APART

darkest of places, hope can b

Person'

g blown by the wind. She stopped by a spooky looking building with

d in. Everywhere was messed up. A hawk stood on the face of the

ugh,I could leave th

d passed over her house multiple times to see the oldish lady water the dead flowers with no emotions in her

porch which gave an unsettling noise. With a smi

silence of the place. No sooner than later, wrinkled skin wi

ed cheerfully at the blind lady

aya felt a pang of pain in her heart. What would make such a b

arden but it...was futile. I'd like to help out, for an income." She said

a while. Her gray eyes looked a

you...um don't have to pay me

when she looked up, the old woman was out of sight and t

. But then, I met Andria and she gave me hope,'she thought, he

.

er mother, Eunice Windfred screa

ive you nuts one day," Gabriel Patel, Eunice

wet in her own urine. The only reason Eunice took her in was to get the money

s eluded you!" Eunice barked. Without a second thought, Amaya

ooked like all the life in it had faded. It was months since her parents

ndria who ran through the bushy background of the place hiding fro

She managed to push the girl off the rail and they both fell on the

and looked do

he shouted in spontaneous anger but it di

e,"She cried and Andria sat

ristian. The pastor said he wasn't going to make it to his parents bec

n't have met

a cha

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loor and reached for her phone in

re are you?"Andria

in the middle of her ear and shoulder

it, what? You know Lucia is very creepy. I mean

I need

. "That woman doesn't even leave her house, where

in a 'work from h

a brow. "mail came in toda

ected love notes to Justin Bieber in there?" Amaya smiles

as your name as recipient name. Utility bill has been cleared

raight. "I didn't pa

d and Amaya looked at the

nd puts her phone back into her pocket. She rushed to

guided the blind

ed in surprise. Amaya nods, "I'll

t silent agai

said and turned on the ra

isingly beautiful on the inside although obsolete. She found the kitchen and prepared some tea. She walke

ht. Andria had told her maybe it was some prank by one of those people that called h

s. She was pregnant in the picture and a man with blonde hair a

take you to make

walked out of the house and plac

leave," Amaya said and before

a lot of my fri

e picture is

s. Such tragedy, Roseline was the sweetest woman I

ure. She wished she could show the woman th

that. Did her c

which surprised Amaya

ter half an hour, she was done. She dropped the shovel in the stor

know....I'll be back tomorrow," when the woman didn't reply,

aya's eyes widened. She looked back at

't the only sta

**.

r even cut out your intestines and sold it for

ing off her shoes. Her b

nk." She said and looked at t

?" Andria looked at Amaya with expecting eyes. Amaya

ndria blushed. The doorbell rang

e,"she said excitedly

rough the mail

ail?" She asked herself an

the man she pays her

lp you?" His voice w

maya An

reaking point

w who paid my mainten

waited for about a mi

d and just then Andria burst through the door pan

ndro i