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It was morning in Mr. John's house, at first Ethan felt strange because it was his first time passing a night there, he lay in bed staring at the ceiling lifelessly while his thoughts wandered to the day his mom was killed and all the drama that day, the knock at the door distracted his thought with a soft voice. 

"Good morning Ethan it's Emily, breakfast is ready.

"Okay I will be there in 5, Ethan replied rubbing his eyes forcefully and standing up from the bed.

The children were seated at the dining table but Mr. John was not seated, it was because he had left for his early morning jogging, breakfast was served by the eldest daughter Elena, she was a beautiful young girl, with brown eyes, and her soft dark hair, she was quite and hardly talk.

While Ethan walked down the stairs he was constantly observed by the girls, to break the tension in the room he sharply asked."where is your dad".

Emily who was the youngest who was busy gulping her tea, replied quickly as if she was waiting for Ethan to speak."Dad went jogging, he would be back soon, you should drink some tea you know it tastes nice. While she continued drinking her tea. 

Emily was a smart little girl, with brown hair and radiant, she was 8 when their mom died(Mrs. Stephanie)

Ethan sat at the dining table grabbed a cup of tea and took a little sip to confirm the taste, and indeed it tasted nice so he quickly drank all the tea not knowing he was being observed side-eyed. 

The door opened and Mr. John walked in sweating, "Hey Ethan you are up, so how was your night?" he asked while taking off his shoes.

"My night was okay sir thanks, so how long do I have to stay here? Ethan asked with curiosity. 

"Hmm some couple of days Ethan, because there are still some investigations ongoing in your house". Walking up the stairs.

The dining table was still silent for a while and it was as if a funeral was held there.

Anna tried her best to brighten up the moment as she asked Ethan smiling, "Um Ethan can you tell us something about yourself?

"Oh yes I live some miles away from here, me and my mom got attacked by some demon, but my mom died, as tears dropped from his eyes then he quickly got up from the dining table and said forcing a smile, "Thanks for the tea, I need to head out for some time, as he walked into his room, grab the book and walked out of the house. 

Anna got up from the dining table to his dad's room, while the others were still having tea and watching TV, whenever Anna went to see her dad either it was mostly for Blurred Answers or she needed something, like ice cream money or she wants to go to the park. 

Mr. John was relaxing on the couch in his room reading a newspaper when he heard a soft knock on the door.

"Knock! "Daddy it's me Anna are you busy?"

"No honey come in". Mr. John said as he dropped the newspaper trying to understand why Anna visited him.

"Um Dad what is wrong with Ethan? he doesn't seem okay to me. she asked with curiosity all over her face. 

Mr John's face was filled with pity and replied rubbing his head."Honey I think Ethan has been through a lot, he just needs some time to be himself, maybe this is not the right time to ask him questions okay?".

"Okay Daddy". she replied as her face brightened up, "So would you join us for some tea?"

"Oh yes, I will be there in a minute". He replied with a smile. as Anna walked out of the room.