I entered her room and saw she was sleeping on the bed. Without waking her up I stepped towards the bed and sat on the floor while looking at her face. She had been crying before falling asleep, her cheeks were still wet and also her eyes. I slowly raised my arm and caressed her smooth cheeks. “I’m sorry Asteria..” I whispered and kissed her forehead. Watching her for more than fifteen minutes I decided to leave. “Don’t go..” As I got up and turned to leave my wrist was caught by a soft hand and then I heard Asteria’s broken voice. My eyes turned red and I looked down not wanting to look at her. Was she awake all the time? “Please..” soon after I felt her hugging me from behind as her soft body pressed against mine. Resting her forehead against my back she hugged me tightly as if she wa

