Avira : A silence in the storm

"You can't do this!", a man whispered with bloodshot eyes,
"Test me" the woman hushed in the same tone. Anger radiating from her eyes, she glared at him, trying to gulp those tears of betrayal.

She gave a last look to him, and made her way outside. She didn't even turn once, she walked straight, out of his home, away from her child. And he stared, his jaw tightened.

While a 8 year old stared at the scene from her room, partially hiding. 'maybe it's the end!", her eyes shimmered with tears as she closed the door, and made her way to look outside the window. With a hope, that maybe she will finally glance at her, but she didn't.
Silent tears came out.
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A boy around 9 years sat with his back against the door. Tears shimmered in his eyes, but he didn't look up. Those words rang again in his ears.

"He is just a curse. My daughter is dead
all due to him"
He cried silently, because somewhere he had accepted that if he wasn't born things would have been different. Better. His father would be happy, his brother would receive their parents love.

"They tell the truth. I AM THE CURSE!", he whispered to himself, and continued sobbing. Hoping for some comfort, from his father, from anyone, but none came.
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Started on: 17-04-2026