REINA Alan hasn’t been home for two days now. I don’t take down the decorations in those two days, at least, not all. Thelma took out more than I would’ve liked, telling me it’s a bad idea to even keep any of these decorations but I cannot completely break Ethan’s heart. We were doing so well. He was just coming out of his shell. And now, now he’s back to being the quiet, grieving Ethan I met at first. “You know I’m going back home tomorrow, right? You haven’t talked to me in two days. That’s not fair. It’s not fair at all.” I say, dropping his gaming pad on the bed beside us. He turns to give me a look that clearly says, ‘Continue playing!’, but I’m done. Until he speaks to me. We’ve been playing games so much these days without talking to each other. I miss my boy. He sighs. Then

