Chapter 106 – The Wedding Gift

(Aya’s POV)

It was a slow Monday.

Ariana and Red left last night with their parents for a business trip, the children were back to school, and Leslie went to the office. Addie yawned wide, not bothering to cover her mouth. It was still early for her to open the tutorial center, and I would attend class later, starting at six in the evening. I should be ecstatic as this semester would be my last, but as if freedom was taken from Addie and me, we were here in her apartment’s living room, doing nothing but sighing and looking bored.

Although I had placed cups of coffee on the center table, my cousin remained lying on the couch, her eyes fixed on the ceiling. I sat on the floor, crossing my legs, propping my elbows on the table, and squinting my eyes at the cups as I massaged my temples.

“That was a crazy week,” Addie sighed, rolled on the couch, letting herself fall, and sat on the floor, copying me. “My life suddenly became empty without those six kids.”

“I know,” I sighed sadly. “And m