Karma heard the SUV start and when it drove through the automatic gate as she smashed the glass cup on the floor and shouted in anger.
"What is it Nickolas? You have been changing over the past few months, defiant, secretive and quick to avoid a discussion on a burning matter."
The wind blew and her reflection shifted in the mirror. The image that she saw earlier was not the one she saw now, age had crept up on her since she saw the gun in the waist of the man that she called husband.
Juan sprinted into the kitchen and asked, "Mummy are you ok?"
"Yes baby the cup fell from my hands."
"Mummy! Are you sure? I heard you and daddy arguing and then the cup broke."
"Juan. you are my knight in shining armour. Coming to my rescue baby?"
"Yes Mummy I am your knight. Daddy seems very uptight lately almost like a rubber band that is under tremendous tension."
"Hey what does a eight year old know about tension?"
