“Cris! Please let me explain everything.” I heard his persistent knocking on our door as he said those words.
“Leave me alone!” I said as I secured the slide bolt door latch that’s attached to our door. Even if our house is made out of wood, it is tested to be sturdy. If someone will lock himself/herself inside, nobody can easily get in.
“I will not leave you here. I’ll stay outside if you want.” I can hear his voice as if it’s going down. When I check on him by peeping through the hole of our door, he was able to sit down on the wooden patio steps in front of our mini-house.
Oh, Criselda, do not feel any pity for him! I tried telling myself. I slowly walked towards the table and sat down on my wooden chair. The smell of this beef-flavored instant noodle soup made my stomach rumble. At
