HARPER'S POV
I ditched training and decided to see father before leaving finally. I thought it would be best to say goodbye first. Still, nothing on earth prepared me for what was in front of me.
“I’m glad you're awake,” I managed.
He stretched his full length and bumped his back slightly against the headrest. “I still feel a bit weak but it isn't something, I won't get over.”
Silence clung in the air from all sides. “Yeah, I hope so too.”
His gaze darted to the clock, arching his brows in my direction. “And I presume you boys haven't ditched school yet huh?”
“We have no plans to. Well, not when Lori is taking over the school.” Christopher's tone was assertive.
Another round of silence hung in the air. Father let out a dry laughter that seemed to stress the crease on his fore
