Taste Of Sin

Less than a year into their marriage. My mother passed away suddenly due to a road accident. Just like that, my only blood relative was gone. Her small funeral was held quietly with only her close friends and Lucien’s family in attendance. As I stood in a black dress beside Lucien to greet the guests, I felt so numb from the pain that I wished that the wind would just blow me away.

“What will happen to the child? They were only married for around 10 months? Does she have other family members on her mother’s side that can take her in?.” They are whispering so loud and acting as if I’m no longer here. Mother is gone ... what will become of me now? Where will I go? How will I live? I miss my Mother ... Tears that I had been holding back streamed down my face slowly as I began to sob softly.

Then I felt a warm arm around my shoulders and in the next instant Lucien’s face was looking directly at me. Lucien has bent down to hug me tight to his chest. “We will be ok. I am here for you. Let’s