Chapter 106

"Paul, I would like to have a word with you." I say, but before he could answer, I got shielded by the girls, circling around me for a group hug. Well, my hands can't even reach half a quarter of them, so I have to hug them in small groups separately. When I am done, I look around, searching for that one soul who should have been the first one to come to me, but she is not here. She is nowhere to be found. I can't see her anywhere, and everyone is here.

"She is upstairs in your room. Do you want me to call her?" Sheryl says. She just sensed what I was looking for.

With the commotion the girls are making, I doubt she is fast asleep or hearing it. Besides, it is not that early to be deep asleep. She just does not want to see me. She does not want anything to do with me. She is still furious with me, and I do not want her to snap at someone. Everyone here has their own burdens to carry.

"No, Sheryl. Let her be." I say.

"Thank you so much, Gia, on behalf of us al