you know?” I turned around to the heads that swif

I liked. I was never alone, even if I went to a place that I knew no one. Deep down, I knew it wa

r. “I'll like to make payment please.” I waited unti

scowling wife but I dare not laugh at this situation, he’d burst out. He was hardly ever angry at me, but

ialize with norm

ace of sort.” I told him honestly and he just went to

to talk, we’re going to clean and then I'd blast you

tedly and he scoffed before he en

I needed was for me to go home, down a bottle or two until I’m wasted, but I would do like he said. Before the stink of rott

something. Not that I've ever heard him complained, or was it because we hardly hangou

I walked out of the car and he turned to

as a crumpled figure of a woman, no, a lady. She held a baby warmly to her chest as

ing, please.” I said, but he was staring at the lady to even

that you don’t recognize h

ave we ever met h

ly hate to say this, but you're so heartless Zafir!” He thundered

on that laid on his tone did. “You act as if I've done some

he hospital! That same lady you didn’t even had it in my mind to go and apologize to, or know how she ended in the hospital

But I'm trying so hard to stay here, under this scorching sun because of a homeless woman, Jamal. You to

rilled softly. The mother unconsciously brought her closer to her chest

ss. It was pity, maybe or maybe not. I don’t even know what that was and I didn’t bother to dig deeper in

my car and nearly laughed when I heard Jamal said ‘stupid monster’ underneath hi

Jamal another reason to be disappointed in me. So far, I've been disappointed in myself countless time and I didn’t want to disappoint him more than he should. So

ng messier? I decided to call him, because these thoughts were making me d

mal?” I asked the

sr.” He ended the call and I thought of how I hadn’t even thought of that. Guiltiness and shame washed over me, when was the

me. How could I be so shameful to take His Holy Book and think of reading just because I'm s

the sound of Jamal’s car in my apartment and thought; finally, my torture would

then my eyes caught the sight of a woman’s dress before her body made itself present in my living room. I was

. Because he knew better than anyone to let someone i

out loud, this woman...lady, whatever was the right way to address her, hated my guts. She didn’t even try to hide it beneath the ocean of her orbs, she

because no one had ever shown me

n. But please, make yourself at home.” What the hell was happening and why the hell did Ja