I woke up to the bright light coming in from the window and the sweet chirping melodies of the bird. Rhys was still sleeping cuddling me. He looked so tiny. I placed a small kiss on his forehead and then saw the time. It was 9 in the morning. Mom had ensured I got the leave for at least a week for recovery and the same was granted. I searched for my phone and found it on the desk which was on charging. I assumed mom might have put it in charge. I took my phone and checked and was shocked to find there were many messages from V, Nao, Wyatt, and Shawn. So I started opening and replying one by one.
V: “Hey! Is everything alright? You did not come out of the room after talking with Uncle Elijah.”
“Hey I am worried, please reply.”
“Are you sleeping?”
“You better be sleepin
