Chapter 6

Nathan lifted Queenie into his arms and consoled the rest of them, “Let's not get upset over it. Who knows? Derek Harvey might turn up at our house all of a sudden and offer his apology.”

His words only aggravated them and elicited a slew of angry remarks.

“What nerve you have to say such a thing!” Leah vented all her rage on him, “Don't you know that it's all because of you? If you didn't beat up Mr. Harvey and May, Samuel wouldn't have come to our house and made a big fuss about it!”

not blame Nathan since she knew that he

to us? I'll be counting my

everybody,” Nathan said with an air of nonchalance. “I am sure that he will turn up tomorrow to apologize. You can take my

knew better than to take his word. It was simply against Derek Harvey's insolent nature to apologize when he had been humiliated in such a devastating manner. Pigs could fly if that

practically impossible for him to show up at their house and apologize,

was still lying in the hospital nursing

possible for Mr. Harvey to leave the hospital on crutches and drag himself here to offer an apology? It was simply

disdain at Nathan's whimsical blabbers. “This is not the time for fantastical ideas,” he quipped soberly, “Let's get down to business and think about how we can offer an apology that

go to the hospital tomorrow to visit Mr. Harvey and seek his forgiveness. Nathan, you'd better come

hoped that they could appease Mr. Harvey when they visited him at the hospital tomorrow. Soon, he and Leah retired for

the bathroom for her bath. Nathan took this opportunity to step outside to the balcony and called Colin Dixon, “Colin, I want you to get hold of

struggled to get accustomed to having Nathan sleep in her

briefed him on some house rules before she went to bed. “I've heard of the unsightly behaviours when men sleep.

was at a loss for words. ”Sure!” He

curiosity as Nathan rolled out a mattress onto

question, trying to pass it off as anger. “What silly question is that?” She chastised, “What makes you think

do on television?” Queenie

bad influence on you.” Penny admonished, “No

sulked, wondering

...

woke

the adults exchanged

a breakfast packed with nutrients. The table was filled with cereal, eggs,

long day ahead for us. We need to drop Queenie off at kindergarten and buy some fruits and flowers before we

barely ended his mutterings when somebody knocked at the door, “Hello,

be at this hour?”

some water purifiers? Let me get it,”

Penny's eyes popped out when she opened the door, “W-what are you doing here?” She let out a loud gasp of

matter, Penny?

worried when they heard Penny's gasp. They put down their bowls hastily and rushed to the door. They ended up motionless at the door with their mouths hanging wide

was standing at their door. He was leaning on crutches

stood behind the bald

faces were filled with confusion as they were

Mr. Cross and Ms. Smith yesterday. It has hit me with such terrible remorse that I could scarcely sleep or eat. That's why I'm here this morning

What?

words left the Smiths gawking at him with unbelieving eyes. As if their brains were clogged and their throats stuck with bewilderment, they hardly knew

hit them with a pang as they recalled what Nathan had told them last night. His words had come true

of them twisted their heads to look at Nathan, who was sitting at the side of the table feeding Queenie from her bowl of cereal. The same question popped up

herself together. She turned suspiciously

fear when

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