Chapter 28

He failed to hug me the second time.

"She's not someone who you should think about, Sydnee."

But I turned around and looked at the horizon while my arms were crossed against my chest. I did not know why my heart pound with constant pain. I found it hard to breathe.

Anthony hugged me from behind. My heart skipped a beat. And it pounded faster than usual.

I gulped hard and whispered, "Tomorrow. I'll go back home tomorrow."

HUMID air danced across me as I watched the little nipa hut at the distant. Anthony had dropped me here earlier. I just did not want my parents to think that I stayed with my teacher while I was away. That idea would freak them out.

I breathe sharply and took a step ahead. Little by litle, my insides curled. I was not really ready to face them, but I wanted to get Anthony's approval. I knew that he wanted me to reconcile with my parents. There's a hard pound in my chest, and then it quicken and quicken until I was out of breathe. I stopped in my tracks to breathe