She lapped at some of the water in the bowl to help wash it down. Feelingmore and more like the animal they wanted her to be. After they had finished ...their meal, they put all there left overs onto oneplate and put it in the cage for Cindy. She knelt in the cage and ate the foodoccasionally lapping at the water like the good little doggy she was meant tobe, her long hair falling down onto the plate into the gravy, and her foodgetting stuck to the sides of her face. ?Look at the state of you now,. He turned and opening his eyes wide said Oh sorry are they both out?. Yes I replied, I held out my hand and softly shook his hand, I am Simone, his sister. Can I help at all. He looked me up and down and said yes, I just thought I would let you know that number 6 is having a leaving party as there son is going to university and it will be noisy..... I didn't know he had a sister. I laughed no neither did he, I am long lost but he has kindly offered to put me up for a few months as I am between. I came home for holidays. Mom prepared different varieties of food as I am home. I enjoyed the food and mom are making preparations to go to my grand mother’s village to give them the food we cooked as they are old and not able to make all kinds of varieties.Mom asked me to come along with her. But, I don’t want to travel and I said maybe next time. She said fine and she left to my grand mother’s place. She takes at least 6 hours to trip back home. As I have nothing to do at home all alone, I. When I woke up next morning (it was then Tuesday) I realized I was stillin the bed. The catheter in my urethra had been removed. There wassomeone sitting at my side, it was Vera. I was still too weak to standup, but at least I could sit down again. Vera helped me. I looked down atmy chest, and realized the swelling was still there, and even bigger thanI remembered, but now there was no pain anymore. Then I probed theregion with my hands and discovered it was no swelling at all. My.