Christmas came and went. And then, the New Year. Vaughn spent it at the hospital.
After a month of physiotherapy, he was discharged and went straight to the house that his sister rented. It was where his family stayed during his confinement in the hospital.
The house had two stories, with a pool on the left side of it. On the right side was a garage, and in front of the house was a well-manicured lawn with carabao grass and a square-designed water fountain. On top of the fountain was a golden cherub that carried a small tin pail, where the water gushed out endlessly. There was a round gazebo that overlooked the pool. A bench swing was in it.
There were non-fruit-bearing trees around the compound, and the premises was surrounded by a high concrete fence. The gate was made of iron rods p
