Love is the Sunshine novel Chapter 104

Carla watched Sean and sighed feeling dejected. Sean had snatched the phone from her and he had never acted in such a way before. Carla didn't know what to do.

She breathed in deeply to try and calm her nerves. Carla was at a loss on how to handle her ten-year-old brother. Soon he would be entering the teenage years which would be even harder because he was already starting to defy her. Even though she had practically raised him by herself. He was as stubborn as a mule.

Carla wondered who Sean had taken after to be so mulish. Because, neither her mom nor dad were ever like that.

Carla could feel her heart beating fast in her chest when she saw Sean dialing the numbers. She felt nervous and her palms were sweating. She could recite Terence's number even in a dream, but she didn't know that Sean could as well. Carla didn't know that Terence and Sean were that close.

'My gosh, what a terrible sister I have been, ' thought Carla. At that moment she had realized that Terence had also won over her only family member. And that Sean must be suffering the severance from Terence just as much as she was.

Carla's heart sank. She had always put Sean first. Whenever there was a choice between her wishes and Sean's, she would always choose what would be in the best interest for him. Sean was still a little boy. He didn't have two loving parents to look after him. She had to try and fill that gap and be a mother and a father to him. He had no one else in his life except for her.

But when Terence came into their lives, he had been a positive role model for Sean. Filling the father-like figure that was void in his life of which Carla couldn't. He had obviously become very attached to Terence and that was why he liked him so much.

It was inevitable that Sean would become close to Terence.

The phone didn't ring long, but to Carla, it felt like every second it had rung was equivalent to an hour. A few seconds later, Terence picked up.

Sean had already put the speaker on before he dialed. So every sticky beak in the bus could hear the conversation. They had all become even more curious than the first time when they had called Rhys by mistake.

Once again, they leaned forward in their seats, eager to hang on every word said. It was a combination of human weakness and the need to fish out more gossip where ever possible. So they could have something to spread around and talk about later.

What was also surprising, was that the two school teachers who had, up until now, been acting as neutral peacekeepers. But they too seemed to be just as keen to join in on the fun and contribute to Carla's discomfort. Everyone held their breath once again in total silence and listened carefully.

"Hello—"

Terence's husky voice could be heard. It sounded like he was woken from a deep sleep.

Carla did a mental calculation. Since Terence was somewhere abroad it must be around four or five in the morning where he was.

Sean felt jittery all of a sudden at hearing his voice. He sat up straight and his voice went high pitched penetrating everyone's ears, "Terence!"

It was indeed Terence. Sean was so excited that he felt like screaming for joy.

But strangely enough, he also felt great relief. These past few days had been a nightmare for him. He was forbidden to contact Terence in any way, no calls and no video chats. The two were literally separated from each other by Carla. Hearing Terence's voice after such a long time was like a breath of fresh air for Sean.

"Hey— Is that Sean?" asked Terence on the other end of the line.