rest, feeling her head start to pound. She heaved a tired sigh

her way towards the car. Now, she had no idea where she was headed. She just wanted to go as

radio. Slowly, she felt the exhaustion and worry seeping away with the music. She

o her ten years ago was so much different from the man she got married to.

an she loved with all her heart and was ready to give everything she beli

e him instead of being herself. She loosely recalled the words her gran

LASHBACK*******

the kitchen wall. Her grandmother stopped staring the ch

first. I don't know. I love him, mama but I'm not sure. The empire is

by that? Your father married me just when he was starti

so much with my life before settling down, if I ever settle down" She expl

happened to me…" Her words quipped Alice's interest.

best. He loved me completely. Your parents too had something really beautif

Wh

d accomplished it." She covered the lid of the pot, turned off the gas and walked over to the counter w

er head in disbelief, unable to believe that her grandmother would utter something like that. She thought Lucy wou

ded to him. That is not the kind of life I want for you, Alice. I… I love you too much to want that for you." Unfortunate

D OF FLASHBACK

xplored other options. What she believed was love wasn't it. Sometimes,

ed, Malcom quit his job and started searching for anothe

have been enough to kickstart their family. She craned her neck and tapped on the dashboard gently when she sa

The timer showed that it was past twelve am. She drove to the side of

. She was somehow grateful that she decided not to have children. It wou

grandmother who died ten years ago. She thought Malcom could be her family

, turning the ignition on making the engine roar to life. She

hen, the long tail of her dress following behind her. She searched for a bottle of water in the fridge and