By the time Carla woke up, Zayn was not beside her anymore. Reading the note under the lamp, a smile crept on her face.
Pig! Remember to have breakfast when you wake up. I will be busy today and might be home late again. Regardless, I will be back!
He signed off as ‘gigolo', as he did before.
Carla could not help but laugh. She kissed the note, feeling a sweet sensation spreading all over her.
Cohabitating with him for the past few days made her feel particularly happy. Now, she realized that Zayn could be warm and good to her.She began to think that she should confess to him and tell him about his children soon. Perhaps, they could live together happily as a family.
Breaking her trail of thoughts, the alarm rang. Glancing at her phone, Carla realized that it was already half-past seven. She did not hear it earlier.
In a hurry, she got out of bed and ran home barefooted with her phone in her hands.
Her children were already awake. A nurse was preparing breakfast while the others were combing the children's hair and dressing them.
Taking the opportunity while they were busy, Carla secretly sneaked back to her room. Then, she pretended to have just gotten up. Waving at her children, she greeted, "Randy, Josh and Venus, good morning!"
"Good morning, Mommy!" Her children greeted her cheerfully.
"Mommy, you can sleep a little more. We can get to school ourselves." Randy was very considerate. "You look very tired."
"I am quite tired, but I still want to have breakfast with you guys." Carla gently ruffled Randy's hair.
"Hmm, Mommy, have some hot cross bunnies." The boy passed her a bun.
"Mommy, have some soy milk." Following suit, her daughter passed her a glass of soy milk. Then, the girl used her chubby little hands to push away the hair on her mother's forehead. "Mommy, don't get tired. You should rest more."
"Venus, you are such a good girl." Carla pecked her daughter's cheek then turned to look at Josh. She realized that he looked troubled, with his head hung low.
"Josh, what's wrong?" She softly asked.
He tilted his head and frowned. "I called Mr. Jombo last night and wanted to ask him how I should use the toy he bought me. He was happily chatting with me when suddenly he went silent and…"
"What happened next?" Carla egged on.
"Then, I heard lots of voices. Some were screaming for Mr. Jombo, while others were yelling for the doctor…" Josh spoke while gesturing with his hands.
Then, he anxiously questioned, "Mommy, is Mr. Jombo alright?"
"Is he sick?" Carla furrowed her brows, feeling an ominous premonition.
"Let me give him a call."
Randy immediately took out his phone and dialled Jombo's number. Unfortunately, it was off.
The family exchanged looks, and the atmosphere turned grim.
Venus pouted, and tears filled her eyes as she asked, "Is Mr. Jombo sick? Shall we go to the hospital to look for him?"
"Venus, don't worry." Carla hugged her. She tilted her head and looked at the nurses. "Laila, Oiler and Derima, did you hear anything about it?"
"Nope." They shook their heads.
"Do you want me to call and find out?" Laila took out her phone and made a call.
"Wait." Carla quickly stopped her. "Don't say anything about it, and don't ask about it."
"Mommy, what's wrong?" Josh asked in confusion.
"Mr. Jombo has a special status and there are many things about him that are confidential. We should not spread the news, " Carla explained. "If we say anything wrong to people outside, it may cause unnecessary trouble for him."
"That's true. We should listen to Mommy." Randy urged, "We should pretend that we don't know anything and not ask about it."
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