Chapter 8. Broken Ties

“Hello…” Sheila sang in a pleasant tone as she walked into the house.

Henry welcomed her with a smile. He was sitting in the living room, holding a health book in his hand. The book was closed and a finger was at the middle, helping him keep the page he stopped reading at. His attention had been turned to the television set previously before Sheila walked in.

She had two bags with her. Lesedi was following behind her with three extra ones. It was obvious she had gone shopping on her way from work.

“You can take those ones to the store,” Sheila said to Lesedi who nodded and continued walking.

“Welcome Sheila,” Henry greeted her, still carrying a smile on his face.

She smiled back at him as she settled on the sofa beside him. She stared at his face silently for a while and he also stared back, taking his eyes off the TV completely.

“Why are you staring like that?” he asked, already feeling weird about it.

“Well,’ she chuckled and looked away.