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!”
since she knew that
mind to say such a thing, Nathan.” She heaved a frustrated sigh, “Why in the world would Mr. Harvey apologize to us? I'll be counting my blessings if he doesn't hold us responsible for beating him up, and it'll be a miracle
nonchalance. “I am sure that he will turn up tomorrow
better than to take his word. It was simply against Derek Harvey's insolent nature to apologize when he
conscience and became repentant, it was practically impossible for him to show
in the hospital nursing his broken
to leave the hospital on crutches and drag himself here
curled in disdain at Nathan's whimsical blabbers. “This is not the time for fantastical ideas,” he quipped soberly,
tomorrow to visit Mr. Harvey and seek his forgiveness. Nathan, you'd better come
Benson hoped that they could appease Mr. Harvey when they visited him at the hospital tomorrow. Soon, he and Leah retired
outside to the
accustomed to having Nathan sleep in her room with Queenie, even though
behaviours when men sleep. I'd appreciate it if you could behave yourself and show us
at a loss for words. ”Sure!” He
Nathan rolled out a mattress
the question, trying to pass it off as anger. “What silly question is that?” She chastised, “What makes you
what they always do on
are having a bad influence on you.” Penny admonished, “No TV for
her lips and sulked, wondering what she
...
Smiths woke up
Nathan had prepared, the adults exchanged
with nutrients. The table was filled with cereal, eggs, milk,
long day ahead for us. We need to drop Queenie off at kindergarten and buy
ended his mutterings when somebody knocked at the door, “Hello, is anybody at
at this
some salesperson looking to sell us some water purifiers? Let me get it,” offered
she opened the door, “W-what
matter, Penny? Who's at
and Leah were worried when they heard Penny's gasp. They put down their bowls hastily and rushed to the door. They
was standing at their door. He was
in suits stood behind the bald man. They appeared to
as they were still grappling with what was going
cheesy grin on his face, “I'm deeply sorry for having offended Mr. Cross and Ms. Smith yesterday. It has hit me with such terrible remorse that I
What?
their brains were clogged
as they recalled what Nathan had told them last night. His
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 in their minds - could it be him who made
together.
with fear when Penny posed
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