278 A STRANGE STRANGER

“Guess who's here!” Cecilia yelled the moment Daniel let her into the house earning an eye roll from him. “Oh, you don't have to be jealous that she loves me more than she loves you,” she said with a wink. “Why don't you try being scarce? Trust me, it works,” she said as she sauntered into his house like she owned the place. “I hope you aren't staying for too long,” Daniel questioned with a frown on his face. It wasn't that he disliked Cecilia — on the contrary, he liked her a lot and enjoyed her presence especially since it made Anna happy but all he wanted was peace and quiet to collect his thoughts and that was nigh impossible when she was around. “Why? You don't want me here?” Cecilia questioned with a pout. “You know that's not it,” he told her with a sigh. “Just do whatever,” he said and just then, Anna came running down the stairs, her eyes filled with excitement. “Cecilia!” She yelled like a child that was seeing their parents for the first time in a very long time