Chapter 6

Soap

I pushed his face away as I stood up from lying on him. His head smacked the floor once more. Fortunately, I didn’t get a taste of anything in his mouth. He appears to have used magic to remove the taste of what he had puked.

When I thought I could get up, he yanked my waist again, and I’m back to where I was.

“What!” I shouted because of irritation. He still didn’t take away the yearning expression. Who does he think I am? I simply kept my mouth shut and remained motionless.

His hold on to my back loosened in a matter of seconds. I walked away gently, and he never awoke again. I’ll let him sleep there since he could mistake me for ‘Leil’ again.

I pulled a blanket from his bed and draped it over his body so mama Helena could believe I look after her child.

In my head, I laughed.

I, too, went to bed. I didn’t request extra blankets because the air conditioning isn’t too chilly.

I looked at the ceiling for a few minutes more before