Chapter 55

[Flashback]

Little Gideon woke up and made his way to the kitchen. At nine, he was used to making his own tea, then he proceeded to grab biscuits from the drawer in the kitchen. It was a Saturday and Nanny Grace comes at noon every Saturday. So little Gideon will have his breakfast, rush to his room to play with his toys and keep waiting for his nanny to come soonest. Sometimes, his mother will show up in his room and help him with his homework and when he wants to go and play with the other kids in the neighborhood, she’ll give him an hour or more. That Saturday morning was longer for Gideon. He kept waiting on the door bell to ring so he could run and open the door for his nanny and she seemed late. So, Gideon carried his school bag and went to his mother’s room since she didn’t come to check up on him. Maybe she forgot or was still asleep, he thought. 

“Romero is that you?” she asked after he banged on her door. 

“Yes Mommy,” he replied. She opened the