The Saturday afternoon Torren was just relaxing in the gallery, when Candis approaches him saying, "Torren, can you tell me what is going on?"
"I don't understand what you are asking Candis?"
"Dad was telling me you and the children are going with Shawney to her village."
"Yes, is something wrong in that?"
"Yes, I had already made plans for the children to go with their grandparents to Greece, they are going to visit Dalia's sister."
"Candis, they never visit the children home here, and my children are not acquainted with them?
Do you expect me to give permission to take them to a place and people unknown to them? Candis, you should have known that is such a ludicrous arrangement?"
"These children are their grand also."
"I know that, and I don't need you to remind me? But they should have come to me, you are not their parent.
And may I ask when did you decide to give permission for them to go without consulting anyone?"
"What sort of question is that? And how do you expect me to answer it?"
"Sorry, let me rephrase it in simpler terms, how long ago did you make this arrangement with their grandparents, to take them along on this trip?"
"Not too long, maybe about three or four weeks aback, and why do you ask?"
Candis thought, 'I was hoping he will say yes, and Shawney won't have anything to do with them, then I will find a way to get rid of her permanently.'
"I see, well never mind but since you are the one that made the arrangement, you should also be the one to break it, because my children are not going anywhere with them do you hear me?"
"Torren, when you were sick and dad wasn't home, I had the full responsibility for them."
"And I must thank you very much for doing that, but as you can see I am no longer sick, and they are my responsibility now."
Sunday came and Shawney and I went to church with the children. Returning home Torren notice Candis, who seems to still be angry with him.
'I know she was up to something, it was about two weeks after she and Shawney had their discussion in the children's room she plotted this trip.'
Ignoring her tantrum Torren went to his room, when Liz took the children to attend to them.
We had stop and gotten something to eat on our way home, so Shawney didn't have to feed or attend to the children.
With her door lock and my door lock she came to me, she was just in a vest and boxers resting,
When Candis came and knock and I open the door. She just pushes my door and enters my room seeing Shawney sitting on my bed.
Hearing her shouting at Shawney, "What the hell are you doing in his room, aren't you ashamed?"
Shawney seeing how angry Torren get as he lost control, and slap her, she had to rush and hold his hand."
When she squeals out and steps out of Torren's room, Travis came running, hearing her shouting and crying.
Realizing, Shawney had already slipped out of his room and went to hers' as she accuses him and Shawney. Saying, "Shawney was in his room."
With all the commotion the others came, hearing her repeating it Carl and Jeff went through the room, When Carl said, "Candis Shawney is not here, why you are lying on Torren?"
Lasandra just stood there listening to how she was behaving when, Shawney open her door asking, "What is going on?"
Lasandra snapped at Candis, "Candis, Shawney is in her room, why do you keep making accessions, Shawney has been good to us."
"I am telling you the truth and what I want to know is, if something is going on that we are unaware of?"
When Train said, "Candis, I am tired of your meddling in Torren life, he is a big man and is not answerable to you or anyone. Now attend to your own business and leave him alone.
The remaining of the afternoon was quiet. Everyone was doing their own thing. Sitting at the dinner table, Train keep looking at everyone.
Noticing how Torren sit silently not looking at anyone, not eating, not talking, and his head was bent.
Train was afraid to say anything knowing what had occurred during the day, and with Shawney not sitting at the dinner table, he knows that Torren was angry and hurting.
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While everyone was in the dining room, Shawney slip away quietly after making the final arrangement with the travel agent. Shawney knew Torren needs to mend his problem in his home. And if he goes with her to Chicago, then it will just worsen the situation.
When Liz feeds the children, then take them to the playroom, the others just continue sitting watching Torren.
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Reaching by the airport after nine, Confirming Torren and the children flight on the eighteen. Hearing they asking those that are taking the eleven-thirty flight to check in. Shawney didn't hesitate, not thinking twice and check in her bag
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When the phone ring Train went and answer hearing that the factory was on fire. Telling them the news then, Torren Carl, and Jeff rush out.
Reaching by the factory for nine-thirty, the fire was already dowsed out. Seeing that there wasn't much damages done on the clothes.
Torren notices a huge part of the building got damaged, and they had to see to the securing of the factory which took a while.
Reaching home after three in the morning, tired and frustrated, Torren didn't go to his room not wanting Shawney to see him so frustrated. He lie down on the couch and had fallen asleep.
Train work up after eight going downstairs for breakfast seeing Torren asleep on the sofa. Waking him but he was still drunk with sleep, knowing his flight was less than an hour.
Thinking we were all so tired and we overslept, but then he wanted to know why Shawney didn't wake us? She is always up early.
Hurrying to her room, knocking on the door but no answer came.
Train thought she must be still hurting from what transpired yesterday, that is why she didn't come down for dinner.
I know Torren was hurting too, and he didn't want to go and console her with everything going on.
When Torren woke up to the knocking and his dad calling out her name. "Dad, what is wrong?"