Chapter 45

“Ah!”, Atlas screamed as he was about to fall. My instincts kicked in and I managed to catch him before his body met the ground. “Oh no, are you alright?”, I asked him – he started bawling his eyes out. I tried calming him down, however, he was already inconsolable. “Shh shh,” I panicked, the dad’s definitely going to kill me. He’s probably going to think I fought with the child, isn’t he? The door abruptly opened, revealing a half-naked man with wet hair. “What happened?”, he asks as he approaches us. “Oh, I – uh, I didn’t fight with him I swear,” I stuttered. “You’re suspicious,” he said as he squinted at me. I panic even more and shook my head, defending myself. “Just kidding, did you jump on daddy’s bed again?”, he asks the child as he picks him up. “Did Tydore come in here to give you the meal yet?”, he asked me, who even is Tydore? “Um, I don’t think so?”, I reply with a questioning tone, more like questioning myself. I seem to be forgetting a lot of things these days. “I’m going