le bit faster?" I asked for the milli

h for him to drive faster but he showed no hint of

you that I am driving as respo

e every time I asked the same question, and his

g but he kept avoiding the question or just ignoring it

of 12-year-old me all over again when mom had

d go home and sit by mom's side and read her favourite book from my bookshelf

ying about what I could have done to be called in since people only

ted across the principal with the same pale expression he had now and the princ

us tone while flickering my nervous gaze between her and Dav

d faltered "You are to go home with Mr David. Your father has

and innocent eyes "Is everything okay? Why d

one to so this was the first time. He never allowed mom

p" He urged instead of answering my question. He wouldn't meet

ned and deep down, I suspected that it had to do with Mom but i

ny more time. My classmates had been startled when I flung the door open, not p

in the bag and ran out of the class a

emn and it smelt like how I imagined those creepy houses that

he last two weeks but this time, it seemed as though sh

to her. I knew I saw tears stream down his face but he wiped them and sat str

rong with Mummy? Is she okay?" Dad sat down

n't want to disturb her. She was always sleeping these day

her so she isn't afraid to rest" He explained and all I could do was look at h

Dad had to go on his business trips t

he had to say anymore and it confused me more that his ey

ayla is here, you can sleep now. I promise I will always

hed her fall asleep slowly just as Dad said she would. Her breathing got slower, she c

I scrambled off his lap and climbed the bed so I could hold Mo

o see that we had indeed entered my dad's estate,

ords and dashed into the large house that was

love it. The time it took me to get to the east wing where Dad's bedro

dad's bedroom door as they all tried to crane their ne

id's voice came from behind me, and I

rned to see me standing there befor

go on inside,

or my body as I approached the door. The hallwa

oke again "Don't

could not stop the horrified gasp that escap

nto a hospital room with different m

ised me to be the person I am today was the same man who was

recognisable in just three months? I felt a chil

ring at me since I entered. How long had this been

y does he look that way? How lon

nd I felt my legs t

"At first, we managed it by getting rid of the tumours with surgery as they appea

ery? So, you mean those business trips t

r didn't want you to know. He

ay to put it. Mom had d