Chapter 94

Van looked away from the door from which he'd disappeared and back at her drink which had gone warm. She wished they'd remain friends but that would be selfish. She gulped down her drink and rinsed her cup.

After she left the kitchen and went back up stairs Van decided to do a little light reading so she made her way to the study.

The room was dark and Van could hardly make out anything in it so she reached out and found the switch. Light flooded the study in an instant.

She was a little surprised to see grandfather in his chair. He also looked so surprised to see her that he lept out of his chair surreptitiously wiping at his eyes but not before Van saw the tears.

"Grandfather? Are you okay?"

"Yes." he turned away. "What are you doing here?"

"Um, I couldn't sleep so I came to find a book to read." Whatever anger she felt towards him before seemed to evaporate that instant and she couldn't stand to see him so...dejected?

Grandfather always seemed