Break Of Dawn

. Hormones Are Talking. Part 1

*POV : Joshua *

Eva came to breakfast still in her night clothes. It was Sunday morning, church day. Everybody came to breakfast ready for church, except dad who never used to go to church.

Mom placed a sweet potato cube on her plate and on noticing she wasn't ready yet asked her
"Eva, what is this? Why aren't you ready, you will make us late for church"
"I'm not going... "she answered not looking up from her plate.
Mom gave her a quizzical look which could turn boiling magma into a heap of ash.

" I have to tell you all something"
Dad looked at her and Tracie too. She was sitting next to me so I slipped my hand under the table and squeezed hers.

Mom looked at her with a hand on her waist, that was her serious pose and I felt Eva go tense and rigid.
"I... I.. wa... nt... I... "she stammered.
Luckily mom looked at her watch and said quite agitatedly said," Let's go guys, we'll get late. Eva we'll talk about this later. Up up Joshua Tracie let's go, don't make me late. "

" I'll stay with her "I said. Now mom looked really pissed.
" What is wrong with you people today, you will just stay at home doing nothing? "
" No we'll go to the hospital
Later  "I answered.

Then Tracie chirped in," Mom can I go with them? "
Mom glared at her with a look that seemed to say, you did not just ask that.

Tracie realizing that there was nothing else to do rolled her eyes and mumbled something that sounded like 'whatever' She then waved bye and left with mom.

I looked at Eva and she looked drained and tired. I doubted she had slept well last night. I squeezed her hand to reassure her everything would be fine. But she didn't look very reassured.

Dad asked, "Eva can you take me to the study?" Eva stood up and started pushing dad's wheelchair towards 'their study'

They were the only two people who really used it. I guess that is where they held their secret club meetings.

She was going to tell dad the truth and eventually Tracie and mom.
When I tried to imagine mom's reaction, I just leaned back on my chair and thought

"Eva you are in so much trouble... "

A/N
Hey guys. Very short chapter, I know. I will update soon...

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Sa