Break Of Dawn

2.

*POV : Eva *
I wheeled dad into the study. He had always spent a lot of time there, but since after the attack, he had literally moved into the study room.

I helped him onto the chair behind the desk. We had not talked a single word since morning but I knew what my dad wanted to hear,
he wanted to know what was going on with me.

I was very tense and sitting on a seat across him would only have made things worse, so I decided to walk around looking through the books on the shelves.
"Dad something happened to
me " there was a death like silence and I wished that he would at least say something.
" I really tried my best to resist it but it still happened, " I continued, retrieving my favorite book. Atlantis :The Legend of Captain Nemo.
I walked back to the desk, sat down and looked down at my lap contemplating what to say.
" It happened, didn't it? Islam got to you " his sweet baritone jolted me from my thoughts.
How could he have possibly known? Had Joshua told him, no I didn't think so. He chuckled seeing the look on my face.
" Don't look so shocked Eva " he signaled me to follow him as he pushed the chair (it had little wheels)  across the room towards a 2-seater couch and moved onto it without my help.
I followed him and sat on the floor at his feet, like we had been doing since as long as I can remember.

"How did you know? "I asked holding my face in my hands and propping my elbows on his
knees.
" When you started asking questions and doing 'research', I knew you would need a heart of stone to resist what you would find out " he said tracing circles on the back of my hand with his thumb.

" Why didn't you warn me? "I asked him.
" It would only have made you more curious "he explained. That was true, telling me no had always made me more determined to do something.
" Dad I am so scared to tell mom, she'll be so... "I could not even begin to imagine how she would react.
" You have to tell her, you knew this would happen sooner or later right? " that sounded harsh but it was true.
" I guess you are right dad "
I smiled weakly and got up to leave. There was no need to stress myself out,  because stress or no stress tonight would be among the worst I would have to live through.
I was feeling very tired and stressed. I needed some sleep and maybe a chapter off my favorite book.
I left the study holding the book Atlantis. I saw Joshua in the living room and told him I would be catching some sleep. He didn't seem to have heard though. he looked deep in thought.

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Short update, I know. I will try to do better in the coming chapters insha'allah.
Salaam everyone.