nd Phidelia retired to their room, exhausted not even wa

th staggered to their beds and collapse

iving room, their daughters absence unnoticed to the

us something to eat." Jerome stood glancing at

later, let me

and get change of cloths." she mumbled, strolling to

lifting it out one after the ot

ith his eyes still glued

't you going?",

nding at times", he mumbled

ng alre

his reluctantful voice," He never

y shaking her head as

g to the tune of her humming. Randy stood at the end of the stairs with

noticing h

're alre

mumbled an

he pulled the chair in f

or the first time notice

ueried, glancing skeptically a

s on them since we returned.

will go g

rridor to their children's room. There was

red to herself, slowly opening the

w can they sleep

of waking them up for supper but on seeing

really exhausted. They cou

ankets and pecked their cheeks as sh

t sweethe

the light as she stepped out of the ro

ife and kids as he stared expectantly at the stairs. A

Thought you said you

nately for me, they are already asleep." she said as she trod

, "Guess they are too ex

she gently placed her husband's

his smell

uld dig

took his spoon and dug in. They continued the

ed the table as they carrie

sed them before ret

orking on some project from work as Jerome shuffled

take b

s still glued on the screen of the

dy still with his laptop. Hanging her towel bac

" she climbed onto the bed, resting

." he pecked her forehead before shutting the laptop, slowi

houlder to his chest as she laid down beside him. Bef

*******

to be done in the Hoods family except their u

en they returned home

oom to get their assignments done before Monday whiles their p

s..." their mother shouted after

" they chorus

t over to their study table, pi

s here. Nania promised to come along with

stared down on the assignments, critical

rer, placing her boo

0= 0. Then we try moving all the numb

hey both went about solving the question

a sudden, Phidelia started gasping

before had fear and panic rushed through her

er still kept gasping. Doing all what she could but couldn't h

they heard Phidel's panicked voice. They hastily tur

lia. I don't know what hap

at.