Chapter 5

It was around midnight. Danica was sleeping peacefully with the blanket covering her head. The soft knocks on the door disturbed her sleep. She was sleeping with her comfortable white tights along with an oversized light pink t-shirt. Putting on her slippers, she went to open the door.

The familiar dark brown-haired kid was looking at his sister with his hazel eyes. Danica crossed her arms against her chest, looking at him with a small genuine smile playing on her lips. “Can’t sleep?”

Aziel shook his head and said, “Can I sleep with you? I’m feeling weird sleeping in a big room all alone.”

Danica motioned to get him inside the room. She asked him with a glint of teasing in her voice, “Weird or scared?”

Hopping on the bed, Aziel rolled his eyes. “Weird.”

She was fully aware that Aziel was actually scared, but he would never agree with it, especially now that Danica has figured it out. She even noticed how his little hands were shaking when he was standin