Ch90 - “She is not my mommy.”

“Jacob,”

David held Jacob’s arms to face him. But the kid did not want to look at him. David had no choice but to carry Jacob out of the room. Mariane was still asleep and after David and Mariane’s attending surgeon talked, the doctor got out of the room.

David sat Jacob on a bench in the waiting area. “Son... Can we talk?”

Jacob nodded as he looked at David.

“Daddy, the mummy inside my mommy’s room is scary.”

“Son, the mummy you are talking about is your mom. Her face was just covered with bandages but, she is your mom.” David informed her.

“No, Daddy. Mommy is way much prettier than the scary ghost inside. The ghost has no face. And if it is Mommy, why can’t we remove her bandage?” the innocent child asked.

“Because she had just got an operation on her face earlier. And the doctor said we need to cover her face so her wounds will not get infected by a virus.” David explained.

“But why did she have bandages on her arms and feet too? Jacob asked.

“Because she got bruises all over her