ADULT
PHILIP
I woke up the next day only to find the space next to me empty. I didn't know what got into me but I just panicked. I bolted right out of my bed and hurried to her room. My heart was hammering in my chest and all I could think of was the possibility that she left me again. I was at wit’s end when I got to her room and saw that the door was slightly hanging open.
I stopped in my tracks when I heard her voice. I instantly felt relief wash over me upon realizing she didn’t disappear again. I heaved a sigh and decided to leave when her brother’s words halted me.
“But you don't love him diba, ate?” I was never the type to eavesdrop on other people’s conversation but I couldn’t help it. And they were talking about me so how could I just go? I peeked inside the room and saw that
