Chapter 13: Magic
Adeline saw a visible change in the man the day before but now he was locked in his study. She knew he was a busy man but this was giving her flashbacks, or should she say it was making her recall the memories of from before she possessed her body.
"Dad! Are you in there?" She knocked on the door hoping to get a response. She didn't get an answer or even an acknowledgement.
Alaric found her getting frustrated and pulled her aside.
"Father is working through some stuff right now, let's leave him be."
"But if he is going through a hard time shouldn't we be there for him?"
"..."
He found it hard to argue with her logic. What she said makes sense: "People process things differently. I have today off, let's have a picnic Linny. Call Aaron."
He changed the topic so that she wouldn't be too sad after facing 'rejection'.
Adeline wasn't stupid, she saw through his 'scheme'. Still, she didn't complain. She didn't want to make it hard for her oldest brother, and spending time with them sounded really fun.