I pulled the comforters Upto my nose and inhaled the old scent of my room. It hd been long since I slept here and but everything looked the same I was about to close my eyes and surrender to sleep probably because of weariness and exhaustion but a small frame pushed open my door and Luke came in. He hoovered around the bed for a while before he came and sat down on the covers. "Can I come and sleep with you, "he asked with his small innocent voice. I smiled and scooted further on the bed creating space for him and opening the duvet. " Thank you. " he said as he tucked himself in. I smiled and ruffled his hair while staring at the ceiling ."You know I missed sleeping with you and nowadays,  I do not wet my bed anymore. ""Wow,  how did you stop that?" I exclaimed. "It just happened,  I am a big man now and daddy said I could be the man of the house if I wanted. "He whispered boldly and

Shouldn't we take the painting downstairs,""Yeah, but I'm worried it's not good enough. " I replied returning my gal eaten burger to the plate. " It's special and unique, no artist would ever draw to perfection like you.""Okay, ""Help me carry it, " she replied standing up. "First let me fix some string for you to be able to hang it or pin it on a wall. ""Here we go," I said fixing the last bits and standing back. It wasn't heavy like she thought, but light enough for one person to carry.  Buy irregardless, I stepped in. We moved carefully out of the door into the hallway and stood on top of these flight of stairs that led down to the sitting area. All the bedrooms were upstairs with the living room, kitchen and other rooms down stairs. "Their is a lot of people down their, "I said."Yeah, more guests. ""Shouldn't I have a change of clothes or maybe a shower before I come down? " I ask

"Will you help me pull up that zipper on the back? ""Sure, " Elaine replied. She was fully dressed in a black elegant dress with perfect make up. My dress had an interminable historical touch with long sleeves that were see me through and made of laces. The design didn't end their, the shoulder line was also made of beautiful laces that joined the silken material all the way down. After she pulled the zipper up I turned to look at the mirror and felt pleased with my choice. The dress hugged my curves perfectly, adding a feminine touch. "You look beautiful, if you wore dresses everyday,  none of us would have been seen by the other gender except you. ""Thanks," I replied,  fascinated at her extreme comment. "Now, if you will sit, I'll do a little something on your face to match your outfit  ""I don't want heavy make up, besides I will be wearing a mask due to the protocols of the new virus. "

" Is that all," Steve asked as he placed his boot on his fingers holding the rails." Why are you here?" Steve probed in a low and gravely voice. " She just lost her mother, are you here to rub salt into her wounds?"" I swear, I came for the funeral, I have no sinister intentions, on God, on my mama," he breathed an explosion of words.Steve shook his head in disbelief, hardly listening to his words." You failed the interview and guess you are going down the rails, to fall on the cold hard concrete, so your brains can be splattered out their for everyone to see the dirt inside," Steve mocked in a low register voice.He lifted his boot higher planning to push his hands of the balcony." No,you can't do that," I half screamed trying to keep my voice low." It's clear, he isn't worth it," he retorted." Worth what?" I asked." Worth the effort, wo

Just as the the thud was heard, a cold wind rushed from nowhere and hit my face.  The universe was mocking me from every possible angle,v telling me I had failed, daring me to challenge it and fate. I wanted to scream papi and father, but noticed the words were safer inside my mouth. I slowly moved towards the balcony rails, trying to hold my world and universe together. He wasn't dead, he wasn't dead, stay positive..   I couldn't loose two parents within two weeks, each going right before my eyes, making sure I saw them go, making sure I had their last cry as death consumed them.   I felt myself grow dizzy and held onto the rails to support my weight and pain. All the hurt that had gathered inside me over these past few years had built a wall, too hard for me to break out of, soft enough for all darkness or anyone to break in . I was weak