Chapter 36

Astria’s POV

I found myself lying on my back, fixated on the ever-familiar sight of the ceiling, as my frustrations reached their boiling point. It was the third time tonight that I unleashed my feelings by screaming into my trusty pillow.

“Fuck, fuck, fuck! What in the world have I done? How will everyone perceive me after that colossal mess?!” I moaned.

Lulu’s voice, tinged with a hint of indifference, broke the silence. “Maybe, just maybe, if you stopped overthinking it, everything might miraculously resolve itself.”

I shot a glare at the source of the interruption, my dear friend Lucy.

“Don’t you dare say anything, Lulu,” I warned, my voice brimming with annoyance.

I stared at Lucy who had been grappling with her own internal struggles since the game, looked up at me with teary eyes.

“You know, I… I’m here if you want to talk about it,” I offered.

Exhaling deeply, she spilled her confusion to me. “I… I just don’t u