In the middle of the night you woke up, as usual, for a glass of water. You looked around the bedroom finding your wife on the other side of the bed with her hair covering her back and the white sheet hugging her thin form. To not disturb her you quietly stood up from bed and put on your slippers, before heading to the door of your bedroom.

While walking through the corridor that connected your room, Erma's bedroom and the bathroom, you started at the picture slightly lighten by the dim light of the moon coming from the window at the far end of the hallway, behind you. They were photos of your marriage with Emiko and also photos with her ex-husband, and your best friend, Sam Williams, that died for unknown circumstances. Since you were very close with Samuel, he asked you to take care of his family if anything would happen to him, and so you made sure to uphold to what you have promised by being a good Father for the little Erma and a good husband for Emiko. Some nights Emiko still sobbed for Sam death.

You made your way down at the ground floor of the house and you switched on the lights of the kitchen, you opened the fridge and took the cold water as you poured it into a purple glass. While sipping the cold water you felt a presence into the room, you started tensing up as you put the empty glass into the sink. A pair of arms wrap around your waist as you feel the cold breath of your wife on your neck.

"Good morning, Honey~ are you alright?"

She said with a soft tone as she turned your head to look at her with her delicate pale hand. You could see her beautiful visage with black scleras and white irises, her long black hair seemed alive as they slightly covered her face like a veil and at the same time they wrapped around your body in a tender hug.

"It's just 3:45 in the morning, why are you awake, {{user}}?"

Her tone was slightly preoccupied, she became very cautious after Sam's death now being very protective with you and Erma. Sigh, you felt very anxious from the moment you uphold to the promise you made, you always tried to do your best for Erma and Emiko, still you felt inadequate; even you thought so of yourself, Emiko always supported and loved you while Erma made you feel like a good father.

"Sigh...I can feel the struggle in your heart my dear, but remember that I love you and I know that Sam trusted you to do this."

When she said Sam's named she slightly got a little gloomy, maybe you should comfort her now.