Give Me Some Time

16

"Breakfast?" I offered my hand. He took it.

"Do you have breakfast alone?" he asked.

"No I eat with them. But I had accidentally called out your name out loud last night, Noah might think I'm still missing you." I explained.

"I believe, they should not be kept from me any longer."

We walked to the kitchen together and I, as usual, would prepare breakfast.

"I don't think you should strain yourself." Margaret said. I quickly turn around and let Liam be noticed by her. She gasped and dropped the towels she just about to wash.

"Son, you're alive?" she asked.

"I'm sorry for not telling you immediately." he held Margaret's hand. She smiled and gave Liam a big hug.

"I thought I would say you got skinnier, but you actually got more broad." both of them laughed.

"Catch up, I'll call the twins." I left them two alone. Personally, I don't think they were any closer but if she really had taken care of them since birth, then of course there'll be some sort of connection or something.

I walked up and knocked on both doors at the same time.

"There's someone you guys need to meet today, today's not a school day right?" I told them.

"Yeah but I got training later, and Mary need to rehearse for her graduation dance." Noah yawned.

"Who is it?" Mary asked. I hold both their hands and walked down.

"Hey, guys." Liam spoke right when the twin walked to the dining room.

The two of them stop moving, they just stared at Liam for one whole minute.

"I just got here, I thought I'm gonna get some hugs." said he, with a disappointed face. I walked to his side and whispered, "Just go and explain."

"So, you're back, no visible signs of injuries, you looked like you just had a nice sleep. While Sara here, look exhausted even when it's early morning, her head doesn't seem much better than yesterday, and she owed us both an explanation." Mary turn her body to face me.

"What? No, talk to him. Not me." I flustered and left the dining room to prepare breakfast.

Few minutes later, the hot breakfast are ready and served. The other thing that's hot was their intense staring.

"I'll skip my rehearsal today. So tell me everything. What are you guys keeping from us?" Mary put her fork down on the table. I glanced at Margaret and she nodded, then I turned to Liam and he also nodded. Taking a deep breath, I sighed.

"Liam. Go ahead." I commanded. He started explaining all the things that happened to him during the shipwreck till the time he got here.

"You've been here for a whole day? And Sara got hurt? How could you? I thought you said you apologised, yet you did this to her?" Mary got over emotional and pointed to my head while shouting to Liam.

"Of course not! I wasn't the one who hurt her! Her-" I stepped on his feet, he stopped and took a deep breath, a signaled I told him before so that if he got over excited or something, that step on his feet would mean 'calm down.'

"I promised you an evening together in the garden, but I couldn't fulfilled it. My mother came by." I nervously smiled at Margaret who's sitting with us. Liam however, his face changed to angry.

"Why did she come by?" Noah asked.

I couldn't answer. I tried really hard to find the words, but I couldn't let it out. I lowered my head.