LIVIA'S BOOKLET

A reflection stares back at me from the broken mirror Who are you and where did I go who is this scorned woman staring back at me I wonder where these fake images came from I’ve deeply lost my sanity in this broken mirror What happened to that girl with beautiful eyes and a smiley face? So bubbly Her eyes, now, full of sorrow from lies with remnants of the broken mirror cast at her A crooked smile endlessly reflecting back in sadness Captured in deep despair by this broken mirror.

The in-laws were on their knees, begging. Not minding their age, all joined in pleading with her. To Lidia, their pleas were empty and senseless. Why did it have to take them so long to realize the truth? Or, what was after their life that they now wanted forgiveness? Who on earth could believe such empty pleas? “We were misled by fellow villagers that you killed my brother, that’s why we behaved awkw ardly during the funeral ceremony. We’re really very sorry, please accept our apologies, mama!!” Cried the  sister  in-law, while kneeling on the floor. “After some fifteen years you have realised that we were not responsible for your brother’s death, who told you that we did not murder him?” Lidia confronted them. “Please mama, forgive us, to err is human. You know how people in town are different from us villagers. Any death, whether an accident or coming from natural diseases is regarded as foul play in our superstitious life. Francis was bigger than our whole village and his death cou