216 Sadness(2)

At the airport, Xie Eun raised on her tiptoes and kissed her husband hard on the mouth as she whispered goodbye to him. She hated staying away from him and could already feel nervous jitters in her stomach at the thought. She absolutely hated staying away from him. And she felt even more nervous at the thought of handling little Aika alone. She looked at the sleeping baby in the stroller and rolled her eyes," Tough luck kiddo. You are going to have to make do with mommy only for the next few days."

Feeling sad, Xie Eun shifted Aika into her cot and to distract herself, started to work. Her work had suffered a setback as she had concentrated on her studies and motherhood. As she worked, the night slowly got deeper and she started to feel unsettled. Leaning back in her chair she closed her eyes to give them a rest. She wondered if she should try to sleep but her empty stomach reminded her that she had yet to eat.