“Little Ian, it’s getting late. I have to go now.”

“Alright,” came a flat response from Ian, who was playing a game in the room.

Sasha rose from her spot and proceeded to put on her socks, ready to leave.

“So will you be coming tonight?”

“What’s that?”

“You said you would come over every night to treat Daddy’s illness.”

 

Ian’s fingers did not stop tapping on the game controller while his eyes remained glued to the screen. With that listless demeanor of his, if Sasha had not been staying with the boy in the same room, she might have suspected that he wasn’t the one who said those words.

Sasha lowered her eyes. For a moment there, she thought about telling him that she would not be coming that night.

 

In fact, she would not be coming anymore. She didn’t want to treat his daddy’s illness again if she could help it.

But as she stood there gazing at the boy’s little head and then at the medicine left on the table, she nodded in the end.

“Yes, of course I’ll come. You should go to sleep after you put on your pajamas, understand? I will come to check on you as soon as I arrive, alright?”

The boy remained quiet.

He felt embarrassed now that his secret had been discovered.

But he nodded in the end before shifting his focus back to the game.

Sasha left the house after that, feeling relieved.

hour later, at the

finally! There you are! I thought you don’t want

two little kids came running

did most of the

the other hand, just stood in front of his mother, carrying

her arms. “Now, why wouldn’t I want

“Really?”

gave Sasha a tight hug and kissed her on

merely

clever boy could sense that something was amiss

that… Mommy went there again

beaming face immediately

going home. She had to prepare dinner for

thought of going back to that place, she

make dinner. In the meantime, you and your sister should

“Sure, Mommy.”

his sister’s homework, got out her pencil which had a butterfly figurine, and placed it nicely in front of her. After that,

Do your homework here, alright? Cover for me and

who are you calling?

girl’s pair of large eyes widened in anticipation. The way her eyelashes fluttered made her seem just so

not in a good mood today, so I want to ask Ian if she’s been treated badly at

call him! If Daddy’s been bad again, then

When she heard that Mommy was being bullied again, her chubby cheeks flushed red with rage

hurried to his room

a text message waiting for him. He clicked on the message to realize

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