If only aunty knew why dalia was actually shedding her tears, she wouldn't have said that to her. She cried as if her brain was being shredded from inside. Emotional pain flowed out of her every pore. She hugged aunty tighter so that her violent shaking would not cause her to fall off and from her eyes came a thicker flow of tears than she had ever cried. The whole world had vanished for her, now there was only pain enough to change her beyond recognition.

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And so days went on. ...