a's

exting my phone. Why did I even have to give him my number? It had become so

ll my father was the r

fingertips as I paced around the room, thin

ut that I have a son,

closer to know more of Z

n my desk because I had to get Roy to meet with his father. I had promis

moody, and even though he didn't want to

see him, and I know for some reason

ce and when I got home, I just took a shower and wal

I hadn't seen Carl either. She

ut, my voice echo

d. I sniffed the air and traced

't want to interrupt them but then, I had already made my choice to bri

d to them and immediately Carl turne

out," Carl smiled at hi

ch," I said to Carl, holding Roy f

and left wit

, we all got into the car. Carl sat in the

t me in confusion the further I went. And yet, there I was, packing Roy's favorite snack

it w

of his usual excitement. "

green eyes stared back a

I said. "To meet som

wondering who the person could be and

our friend?"

idn't know wha

s someone I used to talk to years

Roy didn't need to know who Zach was. No

standing at the entrance of the quiet garden. The plac

. I didn't let it escape from inside of me. I turned towards Roy, exchan

uction and I knew Roy was going to like

" Roy asked, pointin

ng his hand. "His name is Za

skipping beside me. "

e wasn't as hyperactive as he did the p

s hands down his jeans. His eyes were focused on my boy,

d quiet for a moment. My heart pounded against

first and I wasn't ready to speak becaus

a." Zach fi

and then walked around him, my eye

ust be

to say something else that I wasn't ready to

et even when Zach tried to give a friendly impressio

small smile. "Hey there, buddy. It's really nice to

ideo games?" The boy a

then returned to Roy. "Yeah, sometime

r me..." Roy laughed

my goodness," I murmured because I was b

," Zach chuckled.

t forcing anything. He wasn't stressing his feelings. He was

t make it ea

st steps when he was just born. And most especially the second s

ayground. I could hear their voices faintly. How they talked about the

s the fact that my son was happy. He talked

fact that I was going t

open field. He sat on the other end o

and cold. "Because he

know. I just... I'm grat

for you. And I think it's time to l

beginning," Zach muttered,

citement. "Mommy! Uncle Zach says there's

completely