LILY

“Sweetie?” nana called out to Jacek. “Uh?”

“Eat quickly and go inside, okay? You need to sleep,” nana said wearing smiles as Jacek nodded repeatedly.

Few minutes later, dinner time was over and I was alone with nana for a heart-to-heart conversation.

“I thought we agreed to stay off him.”

“I know, but…,” I lacked words to explain myself to my nana. What would I say to her that would serve as a good explanation? Finally, after rummaging through my thoughts, I said, “we just said hi, that’s all,” I lied.

“That’s all?” she asked. “That’s all” I affirmed strongly to avoid unnecessary doubts as nana was good at...