“Don’t be silly, Lily,” Grandpa Marcus cut me short, stepping forward to shake my uncle. “You’re as good as our child. I’m more than glad it happened here. What if he was a kidnapper or something worse?”
My uncle chuckled. “I’m so glad, Lily has been in safe hands, it makes me feel less guilt.” He clasped Grandpa Marcus’s hand firmly and just when he was about to move back, I saw Grandpa Marcus’s hand hold on to his for a second, he was looking at something on my Uncle’s sleeve.
My uncle quickly retrieved his hand, adjusting his sleeve to cover whatever Grandpa Marcus had seen. Grandpa Marcus continued to stare at him with an odd expression and continued studying him.
I looked at my uncle’s hand again, wishing I could see what was disturbing Grandpa Marcus so much.
Suddenly, Grandpa Ma
