“I had to use those, you know.” He was constantly on my mind. “I can't sleep; I can't eat. I'm being eaten by guilt also, continuously, that I had to switch everything to vitamins for you not to notice, and when I couldn't sleep, I…”
“Hayden!” Ethan was surprised by all his son had just said that he couldn't help interrupting with a harsh tone. He was angry! More annoyed at himself for what the boy had been secretly passing through for 3 months and how he knew nothing about it. He couldn't help it as the volume of his voice increased. “How can you hold those pains in for so long? What are we there for…”
“Darling…” Zenni interjected while comforting Ethan by rubbing his lower back. “He's already facing a lot… Be calm.” She told Ethan, so he wouldn't mistakenly scare Hayden, and he nodded at her words, seeing that he had mistakenly lost his composure.
“I'm sorry.” He said to Hayden. “Do we need to be there?” He asked the boy gently.
