Half an hour had passed. The sun had gone down and there was barely any light inside the house.
Kelsi had fallen asleep on the sofa out of exhaustion. She was still leaning comfortably against Aki with her head resting on his shoulder.
Aki, however, did not sleep. He remained motionless, also resting his head on the top of her head. His back and shoulders were getting stiff and his arms were numb, but he didn’t dare make the tiniest movement, afraid it would wake her up.
He was deep in thought, with his brows slightly furrowed. A million thoughts were swirling in his head. He was happy — he wanted to be happy, but knew that he shouldn’t. He wanted to do what he wanted, but he knew that he couldn’t. He was confused. He was frustrated.
He fought with his inner conflict for a while, then
