“I…” Lucy wiped her tears and suddenly her eyes fell on Alicia’s shoes below the curtains. She turned to Ethen and questioned, “son, did we come at the wrong time?”
“What?” He narrowed his eyes in confusion but he soon exploded on her. “I mean yes…You are here at the wrong time. Do you wanna know when was the right time?”
Lucy didn’t meet his eyes nor gave any reply.
“The right time was when I was alone in the hostel room when I cried and soaked my pillow every night all alone thinking about my broken family when I needed my mother's arms and the care of my father.”
With tears streaming down her eyes, Lucy tried to pacify him, “I know I have made a huge mistake leaving you all alone my son. I should have kept you by my side but please forgive me. I was not in the condition of…”
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