Then, he saw Susan stroked her hair shyly, and lowered her head, her face slightly flushed.

Wasn’t this just nailing it on the head?

Inside, Alex thought, ‘That’s it, mom, you’ve been lied to.’

Since Susan’s question pressured him, Alex finally chose to say something about his father. “He went missing last year. Someone saw him in a car accident, and some said he died on the spot. His body was burnt, but when we checked his ashes, it was just an illusion. The ashes were not real but the ashe