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Author: Mimi Hannah
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Diego drag his feet into the house…his face swollen due to the nonstop tears after Shania has been cremated.

He stared at the urn, the smooth ceramic surface reflecting his own hollow face.

Grief threatened to drown him, a suffocating wave pulling him under. But he wouldn't let it. Not yet. Grief was a luxury he couldn't afford. Not until he found Tiana.

‘Tiana.’ He growl under his breathe.

If only he knew that name would be a curse, he would have never allowed her into this house. Diego stood still in the house, his eyes ran to Tiana’s room.

He marched there, in a fit of rage, he kicked the door open, “Fuck it! That sly bitch run off!” That was the word that came out of his mouth when he noticed Tiana is gone, all of her belongings has been wiped out.

He walked out of the room, a mournful sound echoed the emptiness in the house.

His mother's absence was a tangible thing, a silence that had settled over the familiar rooms.

The house felt smaller now, colder. No one is coming t
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