Chapter 11

Make yourself at home

He drew the chair to face me who was sitting on the bed.

I drew a deep breath and made quick guesses. I told him everything about myself, all the sufferings I had passed through... practically everything but I left out me sleeping with John and Mr Grumpy and about Reverend Lawrence raping me.

It was too sensitive a topic and way too personal for me to just disclose it to someone I barely knew like that. I simply said I couldn't get any money to treat my mother and that's why she died.

He listened to me with rapt attention and had a sympathetic look on his face.

I explained how I never knew my dad nor any of my relatives. I also told him how my mum had been bedridden and I had to become the family's breadwinner and how my house had caught fire and I had to exit from my environment quickly for fear of being taken to jail since I was unable to pay for the damages ensued.

He sighed deeply. "Your story is.... It's so touching. You