Maria's Point of View
I shook my head, took hold of both his arms, and looked at him seriously. "Didn't I tell you before that he's far away and has a lot of work to finish? Once everything's okay, he'll come back."
His expression remained cold, clearly not believing. "Why is he the only dad like that? My friends have dads and they're always together even when they're working. Why doesn't daddy do that if he really loves us?"
Sometimes, I hate the fact that he was like Kairo. Mature to understand everything.
"Floyd, not all dads are the same. But I can tell you one thing, your dad loves you," I said affectionately and spread my arms to hug him. "Come here."
He nodded at my words and hugged me too. But before he completely let go of the embrace, I heard him whisper in my ear, "I hope
