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QUARANTINE DIARIES (episode1-7)
Quarantine Diaries*

*Day 1*

Wife: Tilly come take ur breakfast it's getting cold.

Tilly: I wanna take it with dad together on the dinning table.

Dad: Tilly baby, I'll soon join u dear, go start it.

Tilly: okay daddy.

Dad joins Tilly no sooner after she got to the table.

Tilly: Dad, my tea is too hot.

Dad: Sorry dear, let me cool it down a little for u.

Wife joins from the kitchen.

Tilly: Mum are we going to school tomorrow?

Wife: No baby, u will go to school soon but not now OK.

Tilly: Okay mum.

Wife goes to the kitchen to pick something.

Tilly: I love u dad, u are not like the uncle who comes here when u go to work. He does not eat on the dinning table, he eats with mum in your room.

Dad in shock, stops taking the breakfast and sighs.

Wife: Honey u ain't eating your food, are u OK?
Why the sudden mood swing?

Dad: I'm good dear I just lost myy appetite.

Wife: should I make something else for u?

Dad: not really babe, I think I'll eat later. (He leaves the table)

Tilly: Mum, why did daddy stop eating? Is he sick?

Wife: Daddy is fine, he needs to do something inside.

Later that evening, Dad was watching TV in the hall.
Tilly runs to him.

Dad: Tilly baby, have u taken your bath already.

Tilly : Yes daddy.

Dad: good girl. So tell me, do u know the uncle who comes where any time I go to work?

Tilly: Yes daddy, one day he left something on the table so I took it and use it to play, it's in my school bag.

Dad: Go and bring it.
( Tilly brings a voters that fell from the said Uncle's wallet)

Tilly: This is it dad.

Dad: Good girl, is that the only thing he left here?

Tilly: yes dad

Mum walks in from the bedroom.

Mum: Daddy and daughter, what are u guys discussing.

Dad: Quickly he replied, we are watching movie and discussing it.

Mum: Smiles and asked Tilly to come for her medicine.
*Quarantine Diaries*

*Day 2*

Dad woke up from bed but didn't give wife the usual good morning peck on her forehead.

Wife: honey, my good morning kiss

Dad: stares at her for a while and walks away in silence.

Wife : Honey are u okay?

Dad: I'm fine!

Wife prepares breakfast but Dad refused to eat.

Tilly: Mum it's like daddy is sick, call the Doctor.

Mum: Smiles, Dad is fine my dear don't worry.

Dad: Tilly baby! Tilly baby!! he called out.

Tilly: Yes daddy.

Dad: how are u

Tilly: I'm fine daddy but I know u are sick. U are not happy, I told mum to call the doctor for u ok

Dad: smiles, picks up Tilly and taps her at the back, saying I'm fine my dear. I don't need a doctor OK.

Tilly : OK daddy then smile for me

Dad: .

Wife gets closer and joins the conversation.

Wife: Tilly, how come u and dad are both smiling , what are u talking about.

Dad: We are talking about my health.

Wife: that reminds me, honey we need to talk.

Dad: About what?

Wife: I think we should go inside.

Dad: Alright then. (Tilly, go watch TV in the hall I'll be with u soon OK.)

Tilly: OK daddy

Wife and Dad begins conversation.

Wife: Honey, I've realised u have Been behaving weird since yesterday after u abandoned my food on the dining table.
What's the problem?
Have I done anything wrong.

Dad: Hmmmm, I'm sorry dear. It's just about the lockdown and how I've been idle doing nothing. It's getting me boring.

Wife : Is that enough reason to abandon my food? Honey the lock down is affecting us all but u shouldn't make me feel I caused it by abandoning my food and acting weird towards me.
U refused me of the usual good morning peck on bed this morning, what about that?

Dad: I'm sorry love. It won't happen again.

Wife: Honey, This is the time u got to spend with your family, I've always been all alone with Tilly whenever u leave this house for work.
I've missed u and this is the time I have u, old make this moment lovely for me.

Dad: I understand babe, sorry for my actions .

Wife's phone rings.

Wife picks.
Wife: can I call u back pls?
On phone : I miss u dear pls do call me when u are done with whatever you doing kk.

Wife: OK bye.

Dad: who was that?

Wife: Colleague from work.

Dad : Alright. So as I was saying, I'm sorry for everything OK.

Wife : OK dear. U still owe me that peck

Dad: smiles and pecks her on the forehead as he whisper I love u to his wife.

Later that day, mum was in the kitchen, her phone was charging in the hall, then a text came in.

It reads *" hello baby, I know he was around that's why u couldn't speak to me, I'm sure he has always been around u that's why we can't talk, but I still think about u all night. Our last meeting...