Isla flinched and woke up from a nightmare. Her eyes darted immediately to her father. He held his hand and it was warmer than what it was earlier. Then she noticed something, she looked at the time and an hour had passed and Johanne had not returned yet.
“Where is he? He should have woken me up for food already,” Isla stood up and she picked up her mom’s phone from the nightstand.
Mrs. Parker came inside and Isla noticed she was sobbing, “mom, is everything okay?”
Mrs. Parker gasped and stared at Isla, “baby…”
She walked towards Isla and hugged her tight, “mom, what is wrong? Why are you crying?”
“Isla, I’m sorry, baby… I’m so sorry… I don’t know what to do. They followed me and threatened me that they will come back and finish what they started with your father and that they wi
