Chapter 71

AVA

The warm glow of the golden lamp stand danced against the walls of the house, casting its shadows and feeling the living room with its warmth.

The room was silent, devoid of any other inhabitant apart from I and Liam.

I half expected to see Uncle John standing like a barricade in front of the house but he was nowhere to be found the moment we got back home, neither were Clara and Davies.

We were in absolute peace and I loved it. I just wish it would last .

I still can’t believe it , my Liam is finally back!

He sat on the couch, expectantly waiting for dinner as I worked like a bee in preparing his favorite meal. This was the first evening he was spending with me and in this house ever since his release from that goddamn asylum.

It still felt so surreal to me that I’d glance repeatedly at him as I set up the dining table to make sure Liam was actually there and I wasn’t hallucinating. Having set up everything, I called out to Liam, beckoning on him to come eat, “Liam dinner