Chapter 29: Where Are We Going?
’Why didn’t he wake me up?’ Arya wondered.
When she woke up she was already on the bed inside her room. She looked at her phone to see if he left a message, but there’s none. Seeing the time, she quickly moved to get ready.
She was on her way to the court to attend the trial of her dad.
She arrived just in time. She sat on the chair and looked at her dad, who was sitting beside his attorney. He looked so haggard. Dark circles were visible under his eyes, indicating he hadn’t slept well. He couldn’t even shave that beard and growing mustache of his, which irritated her when she was young, because it stings whenever he kissed her on the cheeks.
He seemed to notice that someone was gazing at him intently so he looked around and found her.
Arya smiled lovingly at him, her eyes said the words, "Hang in there, Dad. Everything will be alright. You will be able to come home soon."
Her dad winked at her and smiled happily in return as if saying, "Don’t worry too much, dear. Your dad is strong."
Arya was tearing and chuckling inwardly. She imagined dad’s favorite expression, which was to show them his strong muscle with his funny arm wrestle pose.
The trial ended well. According to Attorney Lim, it was in favor of her dad.
"I did not know Mr. Tan has such a beautiful daughter. I only got to meet your Mother and Little Sister." Mr. Lim exclaimed as he stared at her.
After the trial, she invited him for lunch, so they could discuss the progress of her father’s case. Mr. Lim was one of the best lawyers in their country and she had heard good feedback about him.