บท 70: Aching Heart

Leon's whole body suddenly turned stiff. It felt as though a thousand grenades had been dropped on his head and each one exploded consecutively. His heart pounded and his pulse quickened. A strange voice started screaming inside of him but he couldn't tell if it was his spirit man weeping.

"Nana! What did you just say?" Leon's voice started trembling as tears accumulated in his eyes.

Nana Esther pulled Leon into her arms like a child and started soothing him. "You must be strong, my Bubble. You must be strong for the family. Rex is so traumatized to tell you, so I took the liberty to do so. Your father loves you more than you could ever imagine. It breaks his heart to see his end coming without fulfilling the promise he made to me."

Leon couldn't remember the last time he cried. He was just a boy in love when he shared his first and only tears. That was the day, Ruth died.