Chapter 11

“Hey dad, I’m going off to work now, don’t forget to eat and take care of yourself.”, she reminded him as she kissed him on his cheek and left the house.

“Take care too, sweetheart!”, he said.

(I’m happy for her…she looks like she’s getting better now. That’s good.), Zoey’s father thought to himself until he knocked against something by mistake and picked up a bag.

“Shit…Zoe….you took the wrong bag…”, he muttered under her breath but it was too late to catch up with her because she was far gone.

Just then, he saw something that peeked out of the bag. A picture. Leo dropped her bag in shock to see who it was, he even had to double-check his eyes. His jaw ticked. He went down to the basement and stayed there for the rest of the day.

Later that evening

“Hey dad, I’m home!”, she exclaimed as she sang a sweet lullaby.

Leo, her father just sat in the dining room with his arms folded until she poked him to check if he was okay, he got up and went to his room.

(Huh…why did he flinch as