Saf pov
I smiled as my baby hugged her kitty plushie in her arms as I read to her the book about the elephant.
The book, I didn't recall buying it. It's cover looked homemade. Had Rose written this? The drawings looked like Sil's.
Rose, why didn't she trust me enough to tell me about her situation. I thought I had helped her get over her past. But she was almost back to how she was when we first married. My absence must've reopened her old wounds.
I snuggled Anis gently. That Rose would think that I would be like Kohei was painful. It felt as if I hadn't given Rose enough love. Maybe I hadn't, given my long absence.
Cyra... her plan had created a gap in our relationship like she wanted.
As I continued to read, my mind wandered back to the times Rose and I spent together before I had to leave. I remembered the way she used to smile, the way her eyes sparkled with joy. But now, that sparkle seemed dimmed by fear and doubt.
