CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX: I Tried

“That’s absurd!” Mandy walked back and forth of their room.

I was getting dizzy with what she was doing. Amara just sat beside Kate who is apparently Lulu at the moment. The latter kept quiet since we left the pool area. Amanda wanted to stay and make sure I was okay but she was called by Mr. Garzon and it seemed urgent. After a few minutes, dad came running to check on me. He even suspended the entire school activities to make sure I was okay and won’t worry skipping one.

“Let’s calm her down first.” Amara suggested pulling Lulu closer and placed her head over her shoulder.

“She needs that. She looked anxious,” Mandy agreed but still kept on walking in front of us.

“We all are–” I pointed at Mandy “–and we can’t calm down with a sight of you striding back and forth.” I swiped my finger on the air pointing to the chair next to the bed.

After a moment of silence, Lulu was the one who broke it with a sigh. She curled her knees and put her chin over it. She pushed her index finger up