After a very strenuous first day I got home tired.

“Mummy.” Pete hugged me while I was sitting calmly on the couch. Just then Patience joined us, but we didn’t look happy. I could tell when my kids were happy and when they were sad. Seeing the look on her face I could tell she wasn’t happy.

“Patience, come here,” I said to her with a loving tone. Patience didn’t come to me instead she hissed and walked away. I was confused, Patience has never done such a thing to me. “Did anyone annoy her in school?” I asked Pete worriedly. Patience has never acted that way towards me. She...