Rachael got up and attempted to walk out of there but the boy snatched her cardboard and immediately ripped it. The kids were shocked but then they started laughing again as if something really funny had just happened.
Rachael looked at the cardboard and bit down on her lip.
That was a drawing she was preparing to give to Raymond when next they met and now it was ruined. She was sad. She didn't want to hear any of that any longer. She wasn't a bastard. She was just unlucky to have her father die early.
But… she didn't want to be seen as a fatherless child anymore. She wanted to have a father too. She wanted…
Tears brimmed in her eyes while still staring at the torn drawing.
'Mummy, I want to go home.' She closed her eyes and wiped the tears with her arm.
