I locked eyes with him, and he asked, "Are you gonna be able to sleep?"
I let out a nervous chuckle, feeling like a jittery schoolgirl. "Yeah, I'll do my best to sleep, especially with SuperAce on guard duty."
Oh no! It seemed like getting back to sleep was impossible for me. After Ace left earlier, I somehow managed to catch my second wind despite being out in the cold. I used that energy to power through a huge amount of work, staying completely alert until my concentration finally started to fade around a quarter to midnight. Feeling utterly exhausted, I closed my laptop and crawled into bed, expecting to fall into a deep slumber in no time.
But there I was, wide awake again.
Ace's question kept echoing in my mind, and I didn't want to tell the truth, so I said, "Yes," hoping it
