I don"t even knock as I push open the door to Nik"s bedroom and walk inside, despite Mum"s unexpected appearance, I"m home right on time.
He looks up from whatever he"s reading on his tablet and concern flashes over his face. "What happened with your mum?"
Matia bounces up on the bed and starts begging him for attention, which he obliges with instantly, though he doesn"t take his eyes off me.
"How did you know?"
"I put the pieces together. Henne said a woman who looked a little like you arrived, and that you went to your office. The only person you wouldn"t message me about yourself is your mum."
"Oh." I sit down on the side of his bed and take off my headdress, almost getting it tangled in my hair in the process.
"Here, let me," Nik says, shifting so that he can help me get it off.
