he house. I signed and leaned against Mum's grave as I continued reading Harry Potter an

chapters before I got tired, so I closed the book and laid down on the well-trimmed gra

th me whenever I visited her because of h

ust a grave but my mother's bed. She was there and I never had to feel afraid when it came to her. I wou

e lonely anymore. But I would be. Without the both of you he

ut I couldn't help but think of the worst. The situation wasn't looking

am has given up on him. They may pretend to try to help him but I can see it on their faces. They don't think D

alone. What about the business? Who would take care of it? I am not prepared to handle a

ason were the only children of their parents. While Dad had worked to establi

od life but Jason had almost caused Dad to lose the company as he almost drove it to the ground with

not taken it lightly. Ever since it happened, he barely kept in contact with us and w

any was not just because Uncle Jason gambled but also because

ort company for him but he ran the business down with poor management in le

e around in over a year. Maybe Dad gave him enough money to la

I was crazy. Well, anyone except the people w

ple I know. At first, I was jealous of how my friends had a family vacation and all b

Mom. It felt like she was sitting down beside me and was caressing my cheeks with

t. I had cried my eyes out and they hurt. I had to wear a pair of shades

t to leave out any details including how I had avoided Dad's call because he usually bugge

ings easier especially if they could not give you the judgme

uch better than I did when I first arrived, and I knew it was bec

't woken up yet, and I'm scared." Duke asked me not to come back until I wa

emotional, but I'm better now," I whispered. I

ecause I thought it was just the workers, but the voice got louder and m

dn't hear her, so I started to walk faster to

til she got to me and by then she could not utter a single word. As she got to m

utter a single thing so I gently patted

till wanted to speak so she raised her hands to my shoulders to shake me.

fifteen minutes or twenty minutes to walk around the house to get here and it seem

to just anybody, which was why it was a bit far from the main house. I thought it was unnecessary

oriented. I continued to rub her back as I waited for her to ca

r. My hand stopped stroking at the mention

bbed her by her shoulders and made her stand up. I could not even wait for h

mn that I was not giving her space to answer me but she was still there catching her breath

ound in frustration. I tightened the fingers I had on her shoulders a

his time I could not help but yell and her eyes widened in fear as she

dad is