" If you leave, your mother might die. " "If you leave, your mother might die!" Those words repeated themselves in my head and I clenched my jaw. My eyes turned red and I stopped in my tracks. The thought of my mother dying brought pain to me and I couldn't entertain it.
Looking at my father's serious face, I tried to find any traces of lies, jokes, or anything but I couldn't. He was not lying. He was a prideful and an honest man and he could never use underhanded means to make me stay. With a tired face, I walked back to him and asked with questioning eyes. " Care to elaborate, King Father? "
"It will be a long story but I will cut it short. " He said as he motioned for me to take a seat next to him on my bed, which I did obediently and I nodded for him to continue. I was curious.
