LILIYAIt was dark. Really, really dark; I could not see a thing. It was painful, too. My head was throbbing and my entire body was numb.But the most painful part was that I could not see. The world was blank, and I could not seem to do anything to rectify it. I was helpless, immobile, I felt caged.I could feel a tear roll into my ear, because I lay on my back. Then, after some seconds of shedding tears, light illuminated the room. It was too bright. I tightened my shut eyes, and when I opened them to peek at what had interrupted the darkness, my eyes met my mother's viscous ones.I was scared shitless. She was definitely here to torture me because I had allowed Papa to die. I thought that I would find peace, away from them when I died. I was so wrong. Ma stood a few inches from me, her eyes blazing with fury. I had nowhere to run to. It was like I was trapped in 'God knows where'. I wanted to speak, I really did, but my mouth felt too heavy to open. It hurt everywhere, and badly.
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