"Um, nothing dad. I'm gloomy because I had a headache throughout the day which prevented me from having fun with my friends." I lied .

"A headache? Did you take any medicine?" he asked worried.

"Yes, dad."

"Okay. Don't worry. You need a good rest too."

After dinner, I went upstairs and waited for my dad to join me, but he stayed downstairs to watch TV. I could go meet him but the thing was, aunt Christina was washing dishes in the kitchen. So, I waited for him to be ...