Chapter 71

Angelica hurried over and saw Skye climbing out of bed barefoot in his pajamas, his face twisted with sadness and grievance. The moment he saw her, big tears spilled down his cheeks. He was so upset that his whole body trembled. Angelica quickly pulled him into her arms and soothed him. "What's wrong, Skye? Did you have a bad dream?" Skye pouted but didn't speak. His small hands clutched tightly at the front of her shirt. After he finished crying, he scampered back to grab his puppet and pressed the same button again. "I really miss you." Angelica tried to guess. "Were you sad because you didn't see me when you woke up?" Skye nodded hard, like a pecking chick, and stuck to her like glue. "I just went to wash up. I didn't leave you. I'll be staying with you today and tomorrow," she explained patiently. It took more than half an hour to calm him down. There were only a few tomatoes and some eggs in the fridge, so Angelica quickly made breakfast. Although Skye couldn't speak, h