32: Nightly visit

*Tom*

"Sleep darling, you need some rest". I tuck in Meri, kissing her softly. We have spent the whole day at the hospital with Lumi, and now it's really late and we are both tired.

"Thanks Tom, for being there and for keeping calm and doing what needed to be done". She mumbles, half asleep.

I smile softly. "It was my pleasure, love".

"Sorry I was angry, I trust you". She whispers, slipping off to sleep. I smile to myself, it's like the tenth time she is saying that, and there is no reason for her to apologise.

Going downstairs I call for Nani, apologising to him that he has had to wait so long for a walk. But we just couldn't leave Lumi earlier.

It's nice walking down the cool evening street, clearing my head a bit. It had been a shock for me to find out about Lumi being sick. I mean I had noticed her looking a bit pale and tired lately, but I had thought she had a virus or was stressed from school. It had been a small blood clot caused by too many blood platelets. Luckily the