MELI

She knew that I didn't like to go to crowded places, and if I had to, then I will go alone in disguise. She had asked me many times why was I doing such an interesting thing. Well, I had to change my appearance many times and Vania would help me, but I never gave her a direct response, and she stopped asking after some time. I just didn't want to lie to her. I felt awful doing that.

Furthermore, I didn't want to tell her that some strange force was trying to harm us. So the number of times I had to leave the mountain was so few that I can remember them all. And the only time I had to go to a big city with her, the only time, was when she suddenly had a high fever and Vania was not with me. I was in a state of panic, but the doctors told me that nothing was awfully wrong. My dear baby was alright, just a slight cold.

Yes, a slight cold, but that is nothing in the vocabulary of a mother. A slight cold could mean that it could become worse, right?