Chapter 103

“We don’t talk much anymore. He hasn’t stopped the late coming… He says he is just busy at work. And I want to believe him… I do… But I just wish he could just understand that we miss him at home. I just see and feel this distance between us… You know, Mom, I honestly don’t know what to do.”

Delia nodded. “Maybe he is really busy, you know,” she said. “And maybe he just wants you to be a bit more understanding. I understand how you feel too, but not talking about your problems won’t make them go away. Nobody is going to fix it for you, so just make out time, whenever he’s home and just talk to him… And no yelling,” she added. “Just talk.”

Katherine smiled. “Fine. I won’t yell,” she said. “I’m just glad that at least one of us is happy.”

“Oh relax,” Delia said. “It’s just a normal thing all fa