386 Hobo! (1/2)

”Nono, what are you doing?”

Nora had been sitting in her car with her head on the steering wheel for a while now. She had parked the car before her house but didn't dare walk inside. Something was weighing down on her. She wasn't feeling very well.

And while she was mulling over her own problems, her car's window was tapped by her little brother.

Jackson had seen her car from his window the moment she came back but he thought she'd come inside. So, he waited but she didn't come even after half an hour of waiting. He constantly kept an eye on her movement and feeling like something was wrong, he decided to finally check up on her.

Nora winded down the glass as she tilted her head to look at him, ”Is mom and dad home?” He nodded his head. ”Oh, there goes another excuse to turn back.” She really was looking for an excuse to delay this conversation. Even though it was needed, she still didn't know how to face them.

”What are you really doing?” He asked in exasperation. Her expressions weren't really helping right now.

Nora took a deep calming breath before she pushed open the door and got down. She held Jackie up in her arms and when he tried to escape, she mumbled, ”Your sister needs you. Can't you offer her some strength?”

Jackie squinted his eyes at her. ”What mess did you got into now? How can I help you when I don't even know what's happening with you?”

”You don't need to do anything, just hold my hand. It's enough for now,” said Nora softly. She wanted this support from Xiu but since Xiu was sick, she didn't want to drag her into this baggage of hers. It was her own problem and she needed to solve it herself.

She knew she needed to solve it herself but...

It wasn't as easy as it sounded though.

When Nora entered the house, she found her mom and dad sitting in the lounge having some discussion. She could see that they were busy with work, so she didn't disturb them.

”Oh, Nora... When did you come?” asked Jing Ge looking at this daughter of his.

”Why do you like that?” Her mother Clara pointed out making Nora look down at her clothes. ”Did you forget how to take care of yourself? How can you roam around looking like a buffoon?”

”Mom, buffoon? Seriously?” Nora was really in disbelief. Her mother could never just show her motherly affection like a normal person. Clara shrugged her shoulders. ”Where is Mel?”

”Your grandaunt left in the morning,” replied Clara casually. ”Don't you remember she had a flight scheduled for today?”

Nora had really forgotten about this. She had just met Mel yesterday and after that, she was so absorbed in dealing with herself that she completely forgot about this.