Author's Note: I was hoping for no more short chapters, but it kind of didn't happen... oh well, I guess this is the last one now!
Once they had heard the usual commotion of the argument had finished – the door had banged shut to announce their father's leaving and all was quiet but for the sound of their mother's crying – Joey and Serenity crept out of the bathroom and into Joey's room, where they slept as best they could, both curled up in Joey's bed.
They both tossed and turned that night, not knowing the very worst was to come the following day.