“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.

later, at

are! I thought you

little kids came running toward her. They leaped into

did most

other hand, just stood in front of

kids in her arms. “Now, why

“Really?”

Sasha a tight hug and kissed

merely

clever boy could sense that something was amiss about their mommy. Her smile seemed rather

Mommy went there again today, and

face immediately

get some groceries before going home. She had to prepare dinner for them, clean up after that and then make a trip to Frontier Bay, so there

of going back to that place,

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

“Sure, Mommy.”

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

your homework here, alright? Cover for me and don’t let Mommy

who are you calling? Is

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

so I want to ask Ian if

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

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

his room to

could dial the number, there was already a text message waiting for him. He clicked on the message to realize that it

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