Chapter 23 HER CRUSH

FIRA'S POV

"Here is your breakfast!" A wide smile was on my face when we arrived at the mining area. As usual, the miners were busy and working early this morning.

I looked around while giving them a cup of coffee. "Hello. Do you know where my father is?" I asked one of them when I handed him a coffee.

"What's your father's name?"

"Eyrom. Is he here? Maybe he is in the cave?" I was about to walk, but he grabbed my arms.

"He has not been in the area since your mother died." He gulped a coffee. "I thought he was still recovering from the pain?"

My lips parted, looking at him with confusion. He was not coming home for about a week. Last time, we talked. He just gave me bread and told a story about my mother and him. I could still remember his sad smile. I knew he had a problem, but I was just thinking that maybe he was just sad because he would not be with mom.

"He did not go home for a week. Do you know where he went?" I could not hide the sad expression in my eyes.

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