"Son, you all overslept and you will miss your flight."
"Oh my goodness, I was so tired I completely forget. Dad, do you think we will get another flight?"
Seeing Dad hurried and went to make the call to the airport.
Train hearing that Torren and the children's flight was canceled and their next flight was changed for the eighteen, for nine am.
Train, thought, 'How is that possible when everyone overslept? Who could have canceled it?'
Calling back train wanted to know who has changed it? Hearing the agent saying, "It has no record of who change it?"
Asking if there were any earlier flights than the eighteen? Only to hear the person saying, "Sorry but the next available flight is on the twenty-third nothing earlier Sir."
Looking to where Torren was, to let him know about the flight change, I didn't see when he left.
Walking up the stairs then went and knock at his door, hearing it was open. Train open and enter, Torren was sitting on his bed leaning back with his hand behind his head and his eyes close. "Son the earliest flight is on the eighteenth, I couldn't get an earlier flight."
"I know dad."
"You know but how?"
"Dad, Shawney changed the flight last night before she leaves."
"Torren, how is that possible when she has overslept?"
"Dad, Shawney left last night, she leaves a note saying for I to join her next week, but why didn't she tell me she was leaving?"
"Left, but how is that possible? And why didn't anyone see when she left?"
"I am sorry dad, this is all my fault. I should have been there to console her after what happen with Candis.
Dad I haven't seen her after the incident, and now she is gone and must be hurting real bad."
"No son, take courage, if she was angry she won't have gotten another appointment, but look at it this way, it is only a week and you will be with her."
"I know dad, but I miss her so much."
'Understanding just how he was feeling, but what can I say, she asked us to conceal their marriage?'
Train, notices the tears seeping down, although Torren never opens his eyes.
Walking out of Torren room the tone of his voice was shaky, Train knew Torren was really hurting.
But, by not communicate with each other concerning this decision, it what's hurting him so much.'
Being angry for what Candis did to him, 'But he just went to his room, so he will avoid any confrontation.'
The days like it lengthen, the children were constantly crying and not eating, Torren hasn't left his room.
Wednesday morning at the breakfast table unable to keep the silence any longer. Train said, "Candis, I must commend you for the excellent task you have performed."
"What's that dad?" Seeing how happy she was.
Everyone wanted to know what Candis had done, so they look at dad as he said, seeing how happy Candis was. "Once again you were able to steal my happiness."
"Dad, I am sorry, I don't understand what you are saying, how did I do that?"
When Carl sees the tears in dad's eyes, he knew immediately and understood what dad meant, and how he was hurting.
Watching as he wipes the tears away then said "For two months the children were happy? Torren was happy? I hope you are satisfied you have finally driven her away.
I know that it was your intention from the moment you see Torren happy, so you had to make problems? Well you have gotten your wish, they are unhappy.
I am certain it is only you and Travis that is happy, something you should be very proud of, you finally succeeded in accomplishing your task."
Pushing aside his plate that was untouched, Train stood up and left the table going to his room. Carl notices Careen and Lasandra were also in tears, they love dad and Torren.
They were also missing him, when they left, their plate were untouched just like dad.
Hearing Candis saying, "Why do they always blame me?"
Carl said, "Because you are the one always stirring up trouble."
"Carl you don't have to get angry, how was she to know Shawney would leave?" Travis responds.
Carl replies, "Candis, Shawney is not a member of the family, she is just a guest and because you accused Torren with her, she was offended so what do you expect her to do?"
"Carl, I wasn't lying, Shawney was in Torren room, I don't know how but she was there."
"But Candis, if it was true, Torren, is not a child that you always have to be interfering with his personal life?
And Shawney is answerable for what she does, yes he may be unstable at times, but you cannot tell him how to live his life."
"Hear what, I said what I see and it is the truth, and everyone has their own opinion, I don't care."
"It seems as though you are happy when Dad, Torren, Careen, the children, and Lasandra are unhappy.
But because of Shawney, my wife was comfortable and well taken care of. Three weeks she never left them undone."
Lasandra call from the corridor, "Candis knew Shawney was responsible for Careen being comfortable, for the last two weeks before the baby comes.
And not once she lifted her finger to help. I just hope the way the baby is attached too Shawney, he doesn't give any trouble."
"The way you all sound is like Shawney is some kind of saint?"
This time it was Jeff that responded to her remarks, "That is enough out of you, this house had peace, now it is in chaos, since you accused the both of them?
Now the family is in a disarray, Torren is not eating, neither sleeping? Do you want him to start misbehaving again?
I had made my many mistakes in the past, but I am trying to amend my ways.
And I agree with Carl and the others, from what I observed this last two months Shawney had this family happy."
"My Lord, have you all been blinded by her act?"