When I heard what my dad said, I immediately became serious too. Could it be that my dad actually knew where grandpa had gone?
“Your grandfather… most likely ran into trouble.”
Just as I was bracing myself, his words made my heart sink. I stared at him in disbelief. Perhaps noticing the nervousness on my face, my dad quickly added,
“Your grandpa being in trouble doesn’t mean he’s been harmed.”
I breathed a slight sigh of relief and complained that he shouldn’t speak in such a suspenseful way—it was terrifying. Then I asked him if he knew where Grandpa was.
But my dad shook his head. He said he didn’t know the exact location, but he was sure Grandpa wasn’t in mortal danger.
Thinking about it, my dad probably knew Grandpa better than I did. Since he believed Grandpa was fine, it was li
