“Little Ian, it’s getting late. I have to go now.”

“Alright,” came a flat response from Ian, who was playing a game in the room.

Sasha rose from her spot and proceeded to put on her socks, ready to leave.

“So will you be coming tonight?”

“What’s that?”

“You said you would come over every night to treat Daddy’s illness.”

Ian’s fingers did not stop tapping on the game controller while his eyes remained glued to the screen. With that listless demeanor of his, if Sasha had not been staying with the boy in the same room, she might have suspected that he wasn’t the one who said those words.

Sasha lowered her eyes. For a moment there, she thought about telling him that she would not be coming that night.

In fact, she would not be coming anymore. She didn’t want to treat his daddy’s illness again if she could help it.

But as she stood there gazing at the boy’s little head and then at the medicine left on the table, she nodded in the end.

“Yes, of course I’ll come. You should go to sleep after you put on your pajamas, understand? I will come to check on you as soon as I arrive, alright?”

The boy remained quiet.

He felt embarrassed now that his secret had been discovered.

But he nodded in the end before shifting his focus back to the game.

Sasha left the house after that, feeling relieved.

hour later, at the preschool in

you are! I thought you

as soon as she got there, her two little kids came running toward her. They leaped into her

did most

hand, just stood in front of

in her arms. “Now, why wouldn’t I want you two? There’s nothing I want in the world other than the two

“Really?”

was happy to hear that. She gave Sasha a tight hug and kissed her on the

merely hugged

that something was amiss about their

went there again

face

supermarket to get some groceries before going home. She had to prepare dinner for them, clean

that

make dinner. In the meantime, you and your sister should get your

“Sure, Mommy.”

room and took out their homework from their schoolbags. He spread out his sister’s homework, got out her pencil which had a butterfly

Do your homework here, alright? Cover for me

are you calling? Is

anticipation. The

I realize that Mommy’s not in a good mood today, so I want to ask Ian if she’s been

him! If Daddy’s been bad again, then we’re kicking him

When she heard that Mommy was being bullied again, her chubby

his room

he could dial the number, there was already a text message waiting for him. He clicked on the

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