I stare at the ceiling. The roosters are starting to crow to signal the start of the day. Good for them, because right now, I don’t have the energy to move. Not to mention that Luis’s arms and legs are sprawled over my body.
I feel so drained. But somehow, I feel as if, this exhaustion is not just from another wild night with him. My body is not the only thing that’s tired. I feel my heart and mind, weakened as well. It’s likened to the fatigue one feels after a strenuous activity—I just depleted every sugar, water, and energy in my body.
“Don’t leave me…” Luis whispers in his sleep.
I shift my attention to him. There are tears in his eyes. Even when we are making love last night, I feel his desperation. I also feel his need to please me, just so I won’t abandon him. I remember the stor
