I woke up early the next day despite sleeping late. I gave out a sigh before getting up. Maybe I should just make myself busy to keep things off my mind. It wouldn’t be hard since Uncle is gone, now I have to do everything by myself again.
I cooked breakfast and ate. It’s still too early for them to wake up so I’m sure they won’t catch me eating first. But after just a few bites, I already lost my appetite. I forced myself to eat but I really can’t take it. I feel like I will just throw up everything.
So I just went out and decided to start with my chores. I was about to go to the piggery when I took a glance at Onyx. He’s lying on the ground beside the tree where I tied him. I walked to him and gently patted its head.
“Onyx…” I called but he just ignored me.
I took some water and put
