Daniel walked towards the small kitchen and Molly followed him and went to the inner room. When she entered the room, she saw Steven smoking at the corner. The room was full of smoke and it smelled like tobacco everywhere. Sharon was sitting near the bed. She did not look well.
Steven and Sharon knew that Molly had come back. But they did not go out to greet her and had instead waited quietly in the room.
"Molly," Sharon finally said,"come here."
Molly was engulfed by the serious atmosphere in the room. She walked uneasily towards Sharon. She pulled Molly to her side. Molly looked at her in confusion and then looked towards Steven. She then took out her phone and typed,"Did Dad lose money by gambling again?"
Sharon looked at the phone and then looked back at Molly.
"Why can't you speak?" asked Sharon worriedly. Molly was her daughter. No matter how unwilling she was to face her ordinarily, Molly was still her daughter. Sharon asked,"Is there something that you are not telling us?"
Molly shook her head with a smile. She typed,"It is only temporary. I ate something bad and hurt my vocal cords. I went to see the doctor and he said that I shouldn't speak for a while. It will be fine later."
Seeing how calm Molly was about it, Sharon did not press the matter again even though she still doubted if Molly was being honest.
Molly typed on the phone again,"Mom, what happened? Does Dad owe anyone money again ?"
Even if it was a case of gambling money, she was more than accustomed to it by now. It was like a habit for her to make money for Steven.
"No," answered Sharon. She shook her head and stayed quiet for a while. Finally, she just said,"Ask your father."
Molly looked at Steven in confusion.
Steven seemed a little angry. He twisted the cigarette butt into the ashtray and said,"Molly, I will take you to see someone."
Molly looked at Steven with a frown. Steven looked serious. Molly typed onto her phone and showed it to him,"Who?"
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