Ava woke up after she's hidden herself inside the closet near the doorway. She slowly opened her eyes and rubbed it with her small hands. Peeping from the slightly open closet door, she can see her mother standing quietly at the balcony. Her back was facing her and she was was just there staring out in deep thought as she hugged herself while overlooking the moon. The little girl wondered what's bothering her mother as she saw her sigh deeply for a couple of times. She was about to get out from her hiding place when a voice from the corner stopped her track.
“What makes my beautiful wife pondering this deep?” Her father's barritone voice resonated inside the room as he asked her mother. He walked towards her and hugged her from the back. Then he kissed her forehead.
Sweet. Ava thought as
