Chapter 21: I am sorry, Alyssa

Sleeping late the previous night still did not stop Jessie from waking up early that morning. Even after Charles dropped her past midnight, she still had a few minutes turning around, not finding sleep. So, it was a surprise to her that she woke up quite early. As it was still past four, she decided to do the house chores before waking up Lucy. After cleaning everything, she went down to the kitchen to prepare breakfast, and that was when she realized Luciana did not touch her dinner the previous night. Her little mind kept on wondering what the reason could be, but as nothing came through, she decided to let go of the thought, concluding that Luciana did not feel hungry. She went to the store, taking out potatoes to slice as she wanted to prepare fries with mac 'n' cheese. The ingredients in the store were almost running out, and she picked up her phone and set a reminder to go grocery shopping that day. When she finished making breakfast, Jessie went over to Luciana's room to wake