Chapter 132 – The Secret Door

(Aya’s POV)

I could feel Morpheus hugging me, but this was not the best time to sleep. I squeezed my eyes shut and opened them again to glance at Katie, sleeping peacefully in my bed. I opened the door and found Myra sorting things at home, placing them in boxes.

“Don’t just stand there; make yourself useful,” she said without looking at me.

After the funeral, Myra wanted me to come home despite Uncle Dannie’s request to stay at their place. I lied to him that this would give us time to console each other. I told him I wanted to be with my sister and let her get to know Katie better. It took time, though, to assure Addie and Leslie I would be fine.

I walked toward her, but I sat on the couch instead of joining her.

“Have you seen mom’s wedding dress?” She asked, looking into our parents’ bedroom.

She made herself busy last night, taking all our parents’ stuff from their bedroom, and when Leslie and I went home this morning, my sister seemed to have sorted almost everything from thei