Chapter 111

Everyone was so surprised that I was the first one out on the balcony this morning. In all honesty, I don't know what brought me here. Upon a second thought, burying my head in the pillows of bed seemed like a better idea but I couldn't leave now. The family was starting to arrive. Mother sat directly in front of me, at a loss for words. My sister and brother came and sat beside me, too mistified by my presence. This didn't feel very welcoming at all. "Where's Kijus?" Brija asked. My stomach jarred at the thought of him. "He left last night." Richard said. My jaw dropped. "Left, what do you mean left?" I asked. "He was furious for whatever reason, I begged him to stay but he was spent on leaving," Richard said, "So I gave him maps." "MAPS???" I yelled. "Yeah, he was seriously spent. If he didn't want to stay here any longer I was not one to force him to stay...so I did what was only right." Richard responded. "He seriously left?" I asked myself, surprised. There was a building void dev