Chapter 51

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We haven’t opened the topic again about what I said. After I asked him that question and he acted like he didn’t know, I went into the room and locked the door. I let him sleep in the living room even though the sofa was small there. The next day I never asked about it again and so neither did he.

“Daddy!” We are now on the river. Tiarra and I have a routine that we take a bath here every weekday. I don’t seem to be used to having a new one with us.

Tiarra laughs now as she bathes in the cold river with Hugo. I was just there on the not-wet rock while watching our food. I just saw Tiarra having so much fun. Is that the kind of content she is? Did I become a bad mother when I took her away from Hugo?

It’s been two weeks since Hugo came here, but we still haven’t talked about everything that has happened in the last five years. Backward I’m ahead of things. I want to ask but I also don’t want to sometimes. I sighed, picked up a stone, and then throw it in