Chapter 88

Adam held tightly to my hands as we entered into the kitchen. I stared at him, wondering why he was being so skeptical and looking around fishy like someone was about to hurt him. I was bemused. The fact that his family made him to become like this was not sitting well with me. He had never been that comfortable enough that it seemed to him like he was imposing on our family. I shook my head, little did he know how much of a family he was.

Dad had gotten to business. He was in that cool mode. And I was sure he wanted to impress Adam a whole lot because he was not even speaking to me, or Adam. He was just doing his own thing and it seemed like none of existed in the kitchen. I stared at Adam, a little bit worried about him. The whole idea that he was being a stranger with me was not sitting well with me. I was starting to get worried for him. For the first time ever, he looked gentle. Meek, even.

“Are you okay?” I finally asked. That seemed to jerk him out whatever it was that he was