"Here. Keep the change"
"God bless,sir"
I paid the taxi driver on reaching our destination and Kyo and I step out of the vehicle as I took a look around in the cloudy late afternoon. Not many people outside right now and the gate was shut.
"I expected more people here" I murmered to myself since the New Year was a big deal in the Family.
We both gathered our bearings and stood quietly in front of the main gate of Sohma Estate as the vehicle drove off. We were wearing our winter clothes since was cold and light snow everywhere with forecast of more in the night.
I looked over and saw my son beside me looking very pensive as it felt like we were about to walk back into a nightmare we had left behind on leaving the estate.
"Are you afraid,Son?" I asked gently. I noticed him move his hand over the beads on his wrist like on instinct.
"No!" Kyo said forcefully,trying to put up a brave face but couldn't hide his nervousness.
I held his hand which was on his anti-curse beads and slowly moved it away as he relaxed a bit.
As if on queue, the main gate opened and a servant beckoned us to come inside.
"We're in this together. Let's go."
"Hmm"
