Mia knew that her Ma didn’t want to provoke him; that she knew the level of vicious violence he was capable of. “I will pray to our Heavenly Father to help us find an answer but we know what this means.” Mia’s father labored to keep his wife’s gaze. Food was in short supply too so she only ate when she absolutely had to. Mia knew those were the pills that would make her Pa sleep through the night. Mia knew exactly what her father wanted and knots of rebellious anxiety started forming in her stomach.

Source: News 24 July 17, 2020 11:59 UTC