Lucas' jaw dropped in surprise as he felt his paining cheek, where Andrea's hand had met with it and left a stinging pain.

"Andrea! You slapped me?" Lucas yelled with baffled wide-eyes.

Andrea couldn't even answer his question, she broke down into another set of tears and lowered herself by her father, gently tapping him.

"Dad, are you still here?" Her hands lingered on his chest as she spoke those four words with a break in her voice.

One, two, three, four, five; five seconds passed in silence ...