24

C24

Heart woke up feeling sad. Both she and Lux spent the entire night in silence, holding onto each other as if one would escape. She fell asleep like that, and he did, too. They were sensing each other’s emotions.

Today was their community service for the school requirement. Monday and Tuesday are still counted . After that, they would have a vacation. Heart picked up her smartphone and checked her messages. Her mother had greeted her, and she realized she hadn’t replied, or more accurately, she hadn’t read it since she was not in the right state of mind.

She read the chaTofrom Lexus and Lexi in the notification panel. It turned out it was their semestral break, and her siblings were thrilled. As an older sister, she was even more pleased because her siblings were doing well in school. Her hard work at work was worth it.

She replied to her mother, explaining that she had fallen asleep and that Lux was investigating the people spreading rumors about them.

Despite after sending a