LILY

“Umm…,” Cayden cleared his throat. “So granny, I had something important to…” wait a minute, was this guy planning on spilling the beans? Telling nana everything? In the space of an instant, I knew I had to come to ‘my’ rescue.

“He was just asking of Jacek, nana,” I cut in, trying real hard to maintain a straight face so nana wouldn’t get suspicious.

“Jacek?”

“Yes, nana.” “Right?” I turned to Cayden who just nodded repeatedly.

“Right,” although surprised and also confused, Cayden decided to play along.

“And he was also telling me about the competition I enrolled for,” I added as Cayden turned swiftly to stare at me...