“Whoa, Lily is back, baby!” Pelars screams at Pearl, who is sitting on her legs. I walk into the sitting room, paying less attention to them as I slam the door behind me, hastily running towards my room, fuming in anger.
“ Huh? Lily?” I hear her whispers as she puts Pearl down and runs after me. I don’t look back as I run into the room, slamming the door with ease, when I notice that the rest of my kids are sleeping on the bed apart from Pearl, who is in the sitting room.
“Lily, open up!” I lean on the door with extreme pain in the back of my neck. I'm fighting it back not to let out the tears. My kids are sleeping, and I can’t wake them up with the ugly sound from my throat.
She continues to knock, and it suddenly gets louder when a loud cry escapes my lips. I thought I had it under co
