Terrible Person

The tears flowed down her face staining the pillow, he gently wiped them away, "Cynthia if you're in pain you can cry, it's okay" he said.

Her eyes blinked trying to stay focused, "I want to but am worried I might never stop"

"Why is that?" he asked wiping her still-falling tears.

"Cause I have a lot to cry about and I don't know if am strong enough to bear the pain behind it" she answered.

"If you're not sure about yourself then I will help, keeping all that pain inside you isn't good for you. It might be the reason why you are this sick" he said.

Cynthia sighed, "Roy, you can't help me with....." she cried.

"Cynthia..., Cynthia calm down, it's okay if I can't help but I can listen. Maybe telling someone will ease that pain you feel" he said

She sniffed, "I feel like the more I keep all of it inside & not tell Alex I might lose her in the future"

"Alex?"

Cynthia nodded, "Mom has been doing horrible things to Alex and her mother, Dad used to defend them which made her hate them more and now with him gone.... she finally did it and threw them out of the house"

Roy held her hand, "It's okay, they are now protected by my boss, I don't think she can hurt them anymore"

"That's the problem, now that she can't even touch, see or torture them anymore it driving her crazy, drowning her in anger. I know they are okay now but mom's grudge can get out of hand and finally not care about who is protecting them but how to hurt them again" she cried....looking up at him, "And I don't want them to be hurt, they are my only family"

He sighed, "Trust me no matter how much your mother wants to hurt them she will never lay a hand on them again"

"I just hate her so much" she cried.

"She is your mother, you can't hate her. And I think she's doing this all for you, even in her unethical ways" he said.

"Roy, my mother was the one who pushed Dad down the stairs, which led to his heart attack" Cynthia let out and Roy fell silent...." now tell me how I can't hate her"

"Why didn't you tell anyone about this?"

She scoffed, "Am a coward, maybe that's why she was bold enough to do that in front of me. Cause she knew there was nothing I could do. She knows I only have her now and if I open my mouth I might lose everything"

"Am sorry you suffering cause of this?" he said

She smiled with tears flowing down her face, "there is more, Roy. Mom had been doing terrible things that am ashamed to say I knew about them & didn't say anything" Cynthia held his hand, "does that make me a terrible person like her?"

Roy gazed at her noticing the guilt in her eyes and gave her a slight smile, "No it doesn't" he answered