Lorenzo:

I put the kids to bed. It wasn't as difficult as I expected but it wasn't as fun, either.

They had come downstairs and as soon as they saw me, they froze in the spot and stared at me.

I smiled at them but they didn't return it. They acted like programmed robots and only spoke to me when I spoke to them.

“Hey, I guess Mum sent you three upstairs for a nap. What would you like to eat?"

“Where is she?" asked Ethan.

He was just five and he sounded ice cold.

I tried my best to ignore the frostiness in his voice and smile.

“She went...