The table was set and I was eating alone on the balcony. The towel is wrapped around me, but I'm still wearing my wet clothes. I'm not saying anything since the cold is making me nervous. It's not the weather that's causing this chilliness. It feels like it's deep within my gut, and it renders me numb.
"What more do you need ma'am?" the woman a while ago asked.
I looked at the food on the table and pursed my lips. "W-where's Aciel?" I asked.
"Oh, he's taking a dip on the other side of the deck ma'am." she smiled.
My head tilted slightly in agreement, and a small smile crossed my lips. In other words, "I'll just wait for him."
The woman then left. I had the time to space out and contemplate things. Instead of being afraid about what just happened to me. I was more afraid of
