Papa, why is our house so small?

Leanna asks from her bed in Marcus' room. She had been offered a separate room but she didn't want to stay away from her father in an unknown place.

Because...

The boy couldn't find himself to continue. What was he to tell his daughter? That they were poor and that the money he made by selling his body was burning fast in repaying loans that their parents had taken in the past?

There was a knock on the door that saved him from having to lie.

Hey, baby girl. Wanna head out to play with Kiki in the garden?

Carter's head popped in and he laughed as the little girl rushed into his arms on the aspect of playing with his dog in their lush gardens.

They both left, waving Marcus goodbye, leaving him wondering how much more difficult it would get when he'd have to leave.