I woke up around 10pm. I had slept all afternoon the minute I walked in. I don't even remember saying more than a 'hello' to my mum. When I walked in through the door, she had tried to embrace me and serve me some of the meals she had prepared earlier but I told her I was tired and needed to sleep. I'm sure she knew I was angry at her because normally I yearn for my mum's hugs but when she offered one to me, I didn't take it.
I pulled the covers off my body and placed my bare feet on the soft plush rug. I looked over at the corner where Lucky, my dog usually slept and there he was, very fast asleep. He had barked so loud and jumped on me the minute I entered the house. It had smelled me from afar and ran out of my room to come meet me at the sitting room. I had been to tired to pet and p
