His back hit the door with a whump, making me gasp.
"Cara Alina, are you alright, Neonata?" her worried voice called outside my door. She kept knocking. I panicked.
Swallowing the nerves down into my throat, I answered her. "Nana, I'm fine. I'm fine. I...I just hit somewhere—no! Not me... I mean...something got...hit, but I'm okay, Nana." I stammered, gripped the door like it was going to open on its own, and leaned my forehead onto it. Nana would know Alessandro's in my room!
"Alright, Neonata. Take this medicine, so you can sleep."
I put my fingers over his lips to keep him quiet as I pushed him away from the door. He chuckled loudly and it annoyed me. How was this so amusing? Nana was outside of this door and we almost kissed!
Opening the door, enough to protrude my head, I smi
