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‘Look This is silly All right You don’t have to marry him You have my word’

‘You think you’re here because of that?’

The first flash of fear crosses his eyes ‘Then what?’

‘You sent soei He was likeand I loved him with all of my heart, and you just took him away How could you? How could you?’ I sob The tears are rushing down , but I don’t care anymore

‘Solnyshko, Sergei was not your son Sergei was a dog One day you will have a child and you will understand You areI have done is for your own good All of this we can put aside … and start again Maybe I’ve been too harsh with you I’ll change … I’ll be a better father What do you say?’ His voice is soft and manipulative

‘As if that wasn’t enough, you then took the only iven up et a chance to tell hi away from me’

‘Solnyshko, listen to me,’ he says, his voice is not sorry or re It’s all just a technique A trick A bluff As if I’m stupid

For a few seconds I continue to stare at his pathetic atte a way out of his mess

‘You are young and beautiful You will find someone else,’ he says

I walk over to where my rucksack is on the floor and feel his eyes follow I kneel down, pull out the untraceable handgun I got froet to un in ht un

Thirty-six

Tasha Evanoff

If rain drops were kisses I could send you showers If hugs were seas I’d send you oceans If love was a person I’d send you me!

-Shahid Abbas