Silent Cries

Luana Lepou Salina Vai is a brilliant 15yearold The recent death of her father left her in the care of her mother Susana Frances Talataiga and older sister Sina Auau Faleafine Sina seems to have found the love of her life in her sweet loving boyfriend Limu Lualua Joseph Iosua who proposes marriage to Sina After exchanging vows Limu moves into the Lepou household with Sina in bliss until Sina notices a change in her newly wedded husbands behavior Limu begins to come home late and drunk fighting and arguing Sina complains to her mother who tries to patch things up Unfortunately for young Luana Limu turns his drunken attention on her making suggestive gestures and threatening her if she tells anyone She struggles with the shame of her sisters husbands attention Luana cries out for help but to her dismay and frustration the family does not believe her With no help Luana is forced to keep this a secret Inspired by a true story