Another trimester was finally starting. Kay couldn’t believe it, but time went by that fast. He spent their short academic break mostly at his parents' house, which Gina, Javi and Ivan all visited on their way to their road trip to the beach to fetch him.
His parents, of course, ever so ecstatic to learn that their quiet boy has actual friends, let him be and even packed them with food for the road. Then, it was off to an 8-hour drive to the nearest beach, where they spent three days and two nights—the last of their break before going back to the city. It had been quite tiring, especially for an introvert like Kay, but it was a welcome distraction from everything else.
It had been months since he had last seen Michael, but it had only been weeks since he had heard about Micah. In his po
