“Wait in the apartment tomorrow afternoon. You will find out then.”
Caleb’s sudden shift in attitude left me with a sense of unease, sensing that something was amiss
In the afternoon on the second day, Carlos arrived to pick me up, but
Caleb himself was nowhere to be seen.
I asked Carlos, “What’s the matter with Caleb this time?”
To my surprise, Carlos responded in a less-than-kind manner, “Be cautious, Debra. Caleb has a strong aversion to dishonesty. Don’t attempt to deceive him with lies.”
I couldn’t help but notice the irony in his statement.
He had Lied to me too. Why was I the one expected to uphold honesty?
I retorted sharply, “That’s interesting because I happen to despise lying as well. It appears that Caleb has been keeping many things hidden from me. So, I suppose we are now on equal footing.”
Carlos remained silent throughout the journey, occasionally casting angry glances in my direction, devoid of any retort.
Preferring not to engage in further argument, I closed my eyes and dozed off, occasionally opening them to gaze out of the window.
𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.𝘤𝘰𝘮
Before Long, I noticed something amiss.
Why did this route feel so familiar to me?
Wait a minute… Wasn’t this the route leading to the kindergarten?
Indeed, just as I suspected, Carlos brought the car to a halt after driving me to the kindergarten.
“we have arrived at our destination.”
Upon our arrival, Carlos promptly requested that I exit the vehicle
The moment I stepped out of the car, I witnessed Caleb distributing new toys to the children at the entrance of the kindergarten.
“Thank you!”
As the children expressed their gratitude one by one, the toys in
Caleb’s box gradually dwindled in number.
I couldn’t help but notice that those were the very toys Caleb had purchased for our child. However, due to my lie about our child’s demise, these toys were never sent out until now.
Baffled by Caleb’s actions, I approached him and inquired, “Caleb, what are you doing?”
Caleb cast a brief glance at me, his expression devoid of emotion, and responded, “I bought a lot of toys for our child in the past. Since they were not put to use, I deemed it a waste to simply discard them
Hence, I decided to distribute them among the children in the kindergarten. Debra, would you like to assist me in giving these toys to the children?”
