Chapter 56: Is this their end?

It could be that Dmitri must have woken up on the wrong side of the bed today in the morning. Or, better, it could be because he has strained his neck muscles by sleeping on his single side for a long period of time. But unfortunately, it is none of the above two reasons as to why he has this sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach and the dull ache tugging on his heart. To begin with, when Dmitri woke up this morning at around six, he found out that Itzel was no longer by his side on the bed. Neither he could find her anywhere in her whole room, nor she was inside her bathroom. Having no idea as of where Itzel went to, Dmitri has made his way down the stairs and found Mrs. Singh standing there with a white envelope in her hands.

As she sees him coming down the stairs, she gives him a small, apologetic smile. Why though Dmitri does not understand yet. He just tries to make a few excuses in his mind to present to her if she asks him what he was doing up there while he should be comi