"Yeah."
"Is your father feeling any better?"
"No," Trenton Smith said softly, "he's getting worse. But my mom has been with him these past few months, so I guess he's happier than usual."
Norris Moore slowly tightened her embrace around Trenton Smith's body.
One's capacity is truly insignificant in the face of time; no one can halt the arrival of old age, and there are some things that words cannot comfort.
The Swallow Family places great importance on kinship, a precious quality in their kind of prominent families. Although there were barriers between Trenton Smith and Zelda Swallow, their affection for each other was deep, and it was impossible for Trenton Smith not to be pained.
She wanted to be there for him in his moments of suffering.
That was the only thing she could do for him at this time.
*
A week later, Norris Moore was successfully discharged from the hospital.
On the day of her discharge, they bought plane tickets straight to London.
