ALEK
The next morning when I woke up Ahote as nowhere in sight. I stared up at the ceiling, wondering where he had gone when I realized what he had to do this morning. I sat up, feeling the sound of my heart pounding in my ears.
"Has he—?" My voice cut off when the sound of the bedroom door creaking open filled the room.
Ahote slipped through the small space with a tray in his hand. He smiled a bit at me when he noticed that I was awake.
"Hey," he muttered, dropping the tray on top of the drawer. "The elders are asking for you. Don't worry, it's good news," Ahote mumbled, grabbing the cup from the tray before sniffing it and frowning. I wondered if it was what I thought it was — the mix for getting rid of his pregnancy. I opened my mouth to say something, but I paus
