A Few days had passed. The family had been back and forth seeing Danny at alternate times. Alice had taken Daniel to see his Dad once or twice, but with no change, there wasn't much to be hopeful for.
Alice walked through the house and glanced into each room.
Each room Lacking happiness... excitement...laughter.
All 3 of which Danny erupted with.
Merry sat out on the Veranda with Liv, Thabo and charlotte chatting about baby things and names. She heard Charlotte mention her mothers name, Ismay.
Dupe and Caroline sat by the pool, their feet dipped just into the cool clear water.
Nomsa was in the kitchen sweeping around the table every now and again leaning down to give Jana a gentle stroke.
Evan sat in the lounge on his laptop sifting through job after job after job checking his CV then applying online. Throughout the week Evan had not been to see Danny. At All. She thought to herself as to why this might be. She leant on the door frame studying him carefully. He hadn't really spoken much to anyone throughout the week.
Evan turned to look at her.
"You..er...you ok there?" he asked quietly.
She nodded.
"Why haven't you been to see Danny?"
Evan turned to her again.
"i...just...i dunno...busy."
Alice frowned.
"Too busy to see your own step-father...i don't think so..."
Evan sighed.
"I have...honest...i've been...looking..."
"At?"
"I'm trying to find a job...been...working on interview technique and the like..."
"You're not fooling anyone Evan..." Alice muttered and went to walk from the door.
"Alice!" Evan called getting up and taking her arm.
"Don't you dare..."
"Please..."
"Evan..."
"I feel guilty...ok? Horribly Horribly guilty...it makes me feel sick every time i think of Danny lying there...if i would go back and change it would...at the drop of a hat...i swear...but i can't...and merry made me realise...it's time to fix things...i can't change them...but i can fix them."