Nineteen

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"that day still haunts me"

Mae said holding Mathews hand tighter as she tried to push past the saliva in her throat,

"What happened Mae?" Mathew said pushing her further,she stopped looking at him and stared down at her fingers that were clutched in Mathews,

"He..he got angry and..and brought out a knife……right there where we were he..he sliced his throat open,I remember him saying.. this is what happens when you don't listen to me princess….I screamed as the blood splashed on my face and dress,the workers in the compound just sat there watching,nobody helped,it was…"

"Shhhh" Mathew said cleaning her face as her tears dropped on their joined palm,

"It's all right,it wasn't your fault" Mathew said trying to console her,

"It..it was, because I knew he wasn't alright,I should have calmed down and perceived his aura well….I…I'm sorry I don't want to talk about this right now,can we continue later" Mae said as her tears kept flowing, sniffing and trying not to cry,

"It's okay…it's