Skylar POV. I paced around the room, lost in thought. Why didn’t Zain come back yesterday? Why is he treating me like this? “Anty Skyler, what is wrong? What happened to you? And where is my dad? He’s not in his room,” Kai asked, his small voice snapping me out of my spiraling thoughts. He must have noticed something off from my restless pacing. “My Dear Kai, your daddy is fine. He had to attend to an emergency at his office. All we can do is pray,” I lied, masking my turmoil. I didn’t want to burden him with the truth. My pacing could only mean two things: praying or trouble. “Oh, you know how to pray? I want to join you too, Anty Skyler!” he chirped innocently. “Kai, you’re just a kid. You’re too young for this. In fact, you should be in bed. You have school tomorrow, okay?” I said, trying to dismiss him gently. “Okay, I’ll go and sleep,” Kai said, heading to his room. But I knew better. He wouldn’t sleep; he’d be lying awake, trying to figure out whether I had lied to him or
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