Chapter 30. Jealousy

I sat alone in my room, gazing up at the ceiling. My shower had left me refreshed, and while Auntie Anne and her husband were at work and the kids at school, I found myself in solitude, wrapped in a cozy blanket. As I settled in, my mind drifted back to my recent conversation with Roy.

Flashback

"Enough, Ina. I can't take it anymore. If you can't, I can't either. Let's put an end to this. You admitted you had feelings for me, right? Well, Ina, my feelings for you run deeper. Let me be the one," he implored, his eyes filled with sorrow.

I averted my gaze, feeling an unexpected pang of sadness at his words. I had always considered myself a flirt, after hearing it from him, the one I cared about was only what he will say and it... stung.

"Ina," he pleaded.

"Why would you want someone like me? You've called me flirtatious before. Why with the sudden change of heart?" I responded, wiping away the tears that had welled up. It was a first for