He froze and looked up at me then he stood and came to face me, he bent low to my height and I repeated before he asked again. "Daddy." I don't know what it was that I saw in his eyes before he hugged me tight nearly shutting out my body's air supply. "You're choking me!!" I screamed "Sorry, I'm just so happy...how are you...are you okay?" "Yes..." "When are you returning to school?" "Probably in a week or two." I sat on a chair and folded my legs, looking around the study at the neatly arranged books, when he asked; "Is there anything major you want to do?" "Yes...maybe before I leave...I'll need a red rose though." "Okay." I sat in the study reading on various topics before I left for my bedroom. I got into my room and saw the painting of Timi and smiled then I placed it in

