Alpha Zenith
‘The moment I see Alyssa, my heart begins to race; I watch her for a while and notice she doesn't seem sad or depressed. Not the way I have been, every moment I've been away from her. She is laughing, and dances with everyone; she even clings to her Dad's arm, kissing him on his cheek. I don't understand. Why isn't she upset or angry at him? Why does she look so happy? I thought there had to be a good explanation.’
‘Alyssa walks over to the food table and plucks some grapes and strawberries from a fruit bowl and eats them. “Alyssa’, I whisper. She stops herself from reaching for another strawberry and looks around. ‘Alyssa’, I whisper again.’
‘She looks around to see me hiding in the garden. Her lips part in shock. She scans her surroundings to see if anyone is watc
