She made a brief visit to see her grandfather, but she was too distracted to be the most amazing conversationalist tonight. He sensed that something was amiss in the world of Lana, yet he knew better than to dig deeper. In his experience, this only caused her to clam up and he wanted her to feel like there was someone with which to share the load. With a tighter hug than normal, he kissed the top of her head.
‘Once I’m back on my feet I owe you a special dinner, maybe we could go and see a show afterwards.’ he said, stroking her hair, with the affection only a grandfather could bestow.
‘I’d love that’ she managed, giving him a forced smile. Bidding him goodbye she decided against heading home, knowing that her father would work out that her mood was less than jovial, and he was a lot l
