th the way my back had hit the bed painfu

n the ability to hold me up as I

He is healthy. He sounded okay when he called

t, young miss, but your father is

as though he was afraid of how I w

ybe I would have attacked hi

his deathbed. That's an expensive joke t

ghter had doubts edged onto them li

've been managing it with medications, but he relapsed

pped the edge of the bed as I shook my head furiously, r

again "You just want me to c

e you spoke to your fa

w struck against my heart. I had no

but he never spoke directly to me. I had assumed he was bu

s a lie," I cried out as

r support fell to the ground. I shook my hea

s much as you can," Duke spoke softly, and it reminded me of the

at the airport already. I sen

ed my tears a

I snatched my suitcase, dumpin

ut on a simple sweatpants and hoodie before d

ssage that a car was waiting for me outside the ho

g Duke into our lives as I rushed

h worry because I looked lik

ggage as I jumped int

to get to the airport

e airport. He drove at the highest speed

id he look? Could he

nd none of them had answers. Answers

made sure to tip the driver for

thanks before I was off towards c

I would be able to cry myself into a stupor without caring i

, and now I felt like jumping off and flying home li

uld not sleep for the entire flight, even when my eye

for a message to tell me it was all a prank for

meone shook me awake, and when I opened

She spoke with a small smile.

before getting my thin

another three months, but here I was, shamefully returni

t another marathon race to get a cab home wh

could recognise me even with his eyes closed si

rom the airport, he had a smile on

smile even if he tried. His expression was a staggering confi

as his arms were wrapped around me, I burst into another wave of tears. Tears I had

y I was bawling my eyes out in front of the airport. I also didn

d I do when I

either did he make any attempt to stop me or pull me towards the w

ding, as if he were silently telling me that it was okay

my father, mother, sister, brother and best friend, so who w

me, but now, he was breaking his promise,

ven lift my eyes to look up because I knew that some nosy people would not go about

arge of the situation. He steered me in the direction

for you," was all David said as he opened the back seat of the ca