“No.” I answered after a long time. I preferred to handle this myself. ‘’
I could feel Brian’s eyes watching me as I climbed the stairs all the way to my room. Liah was indeed asleep. I watched her for a moment, suddenly forgetting all the things that had happened today. My lips stretched into a smile, and I got in bed with her, cuddling her closely. I soon fell asleep. The next morning, I woke up after Liah. Although I was still cuddling her, I found she was awake.
“Mama.”
I kissed her forehead with a smile. “How was your night, baby?”
“Night fine. Mama, no kindergarten today, please…”
“You don’t want to go to school today?” I frowned when she nodded. I could remember how excited she was a few days ago when I told her she’d be resuming school. She’d only gone for one day…
“Why Liah?
