When I Was A Wallflower

Chapter 39

“What’s going on?” Amelie hastily asked.

Hearing that something might happen to her father, she felt her heart racing quickly.

Abby scratched her messy hair. “I’m not sure either. I was at the store buying groceries when I saw your dad walking out with a knife. I asked him why he bought a knife, but he didn’t even look at me. He just walked away angrily.”

“He bought a knife and left?” She hadn’t seen her father coming home, much less a knife.

What is he planning to do with the knife?

“Your dad has always been a quiet person, but he’d always greet his old neighbors. He never ignored us like he did today,” Abby continued.

“Do you know if my dad got in a fight with someone recently?” Amelie hastily asked.

This was no small matter, for a person’s life might be on the line.

Abby shook her head. “Your dad is an amiable person, and everyone on this street likes him. How could he get into a fight with anyone? Moreover, your dad doesn’t like to bear grudges.”

Amelie also agreed with Abby’s words.

Her father wouldn’t get mad at anything, save for matters related to her. He was especially loving and serious when it came to her.

“Did you see where my dad went? Which direction did he head in?”

The less she knew of her father’s reasons for buying the knife, the more anxious Amelie became.

“That way!” Abby pointed ahead. “Probably in the direction of the small train station!”

“The small train station?”

It was a small town, and the residents couldn’t take the high-speed train or a plane from there. They generally took the train if they were going somewhere faraway.

Is Dad going somewhere far from home?

Amelie asked Abby to look after Bria, then hastily ran off to pursue her father.

As she ran, she dialed Steven’s number.

The call went through.

“Dad, why aren’t you back yet?” Amelie tried her best to ask calmly, not letting her father catch on.

to come home tonight. You and Bria can sleep in the small room in the back. I’ve already changed the

it that you have to be in such a hurry?”

and rest up.

feared that he might leave on the train, so she could only

then, a trishaw

made her way to the small train

desolate stone steps outside the train station, she caught

there with his bent back, a cigarette

discarded in the small garbage bag

particular about these things. He had never smoked

a small black bag sitting next to him. It must be the knife Abby was

over to him. “Dad,

he froze a little. He hastily hid the small black bag and tossed the cigarette away, rubbing his hands as he said, “What brings you here? Didn’t I ask you and Bria to

don’t come home?” Amelie queried while looking at him. Then, she peered into the small train

“Where are you going?”

his head

familiarity, she took out

destination of the

was the city where Leo’s house

Alston Residence? Amelie suddenly recalled Steven’s expression when

thoughts seen through, Steven

thinking of doing there? Don’t tell me you’re going

she spoke, Amelie was

them how exactly they treated you!” he said sullenly, his eyes obviously

darling daughter was plump and healthy when she married into

mentioned how good

refrained from visiting the Alstons and contacting Amelie because he wanted Amelie to live freely

father’s concern was like a silent sword that pierced

dull

streamed down her face like

something I

him by huge

to you instead of going

of their marriage at first,

end, he couldn’t win against her persistence, so he handed his precious daughter over

even

an unspeakable regret

as she

hair like he had always done when she