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The office was silent while Madaline continued her story.
“Well, my father came to Beta’s home. No one was around, and I was shocked to see him. We didn’t say anything, and all I could do was look at the man I loved more than anything. He had changed before my eyes. My father looked weak, grey, and frail when he entered the house. It was like looking at the old version of my grandfather back when he was alive.”
A lone tear slipped past till she wiped it with her hand.
Lyla said nothing, but I knew she was close and listening to what she was saying.
“I didn’t like what I saw,” Madaline said quietly. “My father came to me like I said, but he didn’t look or act like himself. He couldn’t stay long but said something bad would happen as he was not well.”
I felt the tension in th
