Chapter6

"Um, nothing dad. I'm gloomy because I had a headache throughout the day which prevented me from having fun with my friends." I lied .

"A headache? Did you take any medicine?" he asked worried.

"Yes, dad."

"Okay. Don't worry. You need a good rest too."

After dinner, I went upstairs and waited for my dad to join me, but he stayed downstairs to watch TV. I could go meet him but the thing was, aunt Christina was washing dishes in the kitchen. So, I waited for him to be alone.

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The more I waited, the more I got impatient. I assumed that aunt Christina had finished the dishes and had retired to her room, and that the reason why my dad wasn't with me yet was surely because he'd slept off on the couch. That was typical of him.

Gathering some courage, I quietly left the room and tiptoed my way down the stairs to the living room.