CHAPTER NINETY-FIVE : HIS VISIT

NEXT MORNING. ~MAE~ Unlike me, Rose leaves for work even on weekends, and today wasn't any different. She proceeded to leave after having breakfast. “Who on this earth is as stubborn as you are?” she asked, grabbing her handbag from the couch. “What again?” I asked gently, tiredly, as I descended the last staircase, settling on the couch beside me. “I begged you to come down for breakfast, but you only replied with a ‘No,'” she said as her mouth formed an ‘O. ' “I have no appetite,” I said, rolling up my sleeves. “You didn't sleep last night, did you?” she asked, and I breathed, tucking strands of my hair behind my ear. “Mae.." she sighed and walked over to me, sitting beside me. “You can't lie to me, and you know it,” she said, and I breathed again. “There are dark circles under your eyes,” she said, pointing at my eyes. I batted my lashes. “How do you expect me to sleep? Huh.." I sighed, pausing for a while. “Even if I tried sleeping, the urge won't come,” I added. “You'