The next morning

I woke up at 6:00 early in the morning as usual. I took a bathe and went into the kitchen. Now that everyone was asleep I thought of brewing some tea for myself. After some time I heard footsteps coming to the kitchen. It was Albert.

My mother in law was still asleep. I wondered what he wanted from me🙄. He came into the kitchen but after seeing that I was in the kitchen, he was about to leave but when I asked him about those little games, he replied with an ironic smile, "You know it better than me." And then he rushed out of the room and I was like wtf is he talking about. Some time later I heard my mother in law yawning. The tea I was brewing was almost ready. I asked her if she wanted some. She said she'd take some before having breakfast and I gave her the tea.We chatted for a bit and then it was almost 8:00 am. Susie came yawning into the kitchen and the first question she asked was, “Where is my cold-hearted father?” Mother-in-law took a deep breath and then said, “Your dad has a really important work to do, so he went out early in the morning without greeting you.” Susie replied with a puzzled expression on her face, “But grandma, teacher always says that children are the most important ones to parents, so I should be the most important to dad”.

Mother-in-law and I were speechless at that moment. I took a sigh and then patted her head and said, “Don’t overthink the things you don’t understand, ok?”

She nodded and then I made breakfast for the three of us. It was weekend and I thought of making something good for lunch.

I made some some bean paste dumplings. He didn't return home for lunch neither did he for dinner. I waited for him till 12 o'clock but after that I lost consciousness. When I woke up the next morning, I was already lying in my bed. I've got no idea about  what happened. I wondered who brought me to the bed. I looked at the time and it was already 10 o'clock!😵I got up from the bed quickly and hurried to the kitchen, where all three were having breakfast. Mother in law called me to have some. As soon as she called me to have breakfast, Albert left the table. I felt a little guilty but I decided I better not show my guilt as Susie was there.

I could clearly read Susie's expression. Her mind was full of questions. After a minute or two, she asked her grandmother, "Grandma, mom and dad should eat together,  shouldn't they?" Mother in law patted her head and said, Your father is sick that's why he seems to be a bit off." Susie nodded in dissatisfaction. I could clearly see the confused expression on her face. She had a lot of questions in her mind. So, to distract her from the current situation, I offered her to go to the amusement park with me.

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