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CHAPTER 19
NEOLA
"Gabe? How come you are here?”
I whispered to my brother who is sleeping peacefully next to Elle. He bolted up from his seat, his face dishevelled.
"Oh, I-uh, I fall asleep? Did I fell asleep? " He frowned down at his shoes, scratching his head and looking more like a ripe tomato with his hair rumpled, his shirt wrinkled. “I didn’t expect that I will fall asleep.” He brushes his hands on his face and tried to tame his hair.
I could've laughed at him in a different situation but not right now. He looks pitiful; He really is suffering.
"How is she?" I ask him, my eyes trained on Elle's face. She has dark circles under her eyes and she looks paler than she used to. I sat across Gabriel, giving him some time to manage his thoughts. "There have b
