It's been days now. I have not been going to school. Alexia was sick, and she needed all my devoted attention. I had taken my time to sit right at her bedside, wondering when she was going to open her eyes.
"You need to let go, Eli. She is going to be fine, and don't tell me you don't want to go to school tomorrow." Celeste said, looking at me.
"I need to be here when she wakes up. My face has to be the first thing she sees." I replied, yawning.
Celeste looked at me and smiled. "I understand that you live here very much, but then you need to continue with your life. You can't possibly put everything on hold simply because she is not up and about. I am sure she won't want you doing this."
"And do you know what she thinks now?" I said with a bit of anger in my voice.
"Listen to me,
