Chapter 29: Wait in Vain

-=Yesha's Point of View=-

I awoke the following day sleeping beside Julia in her bed, hollow within. Still, when I remembered what I had discovered the previous night, tears streamed down my cheeks as I remembered Lindsay, Xavier's wife.

"How could you do this to me?"

I tried to stifle the sound of my tears by placing a pillow over my face, worried that it might awaken Julia from his sleep, but no matter how hard I tried, a sound escaped my lips.

"You're crying yet again," Julia remarked.

She lifted the pillow covering my face and gazed at me with so much sympathy.

I couldn't help but embrace her, seeking support and comfort in the hope that it would help lessen the pain.

She embraced me real tight, making me feel that she would always be there for me.

I made a conscious effort not to turn on my phone; I knew Xavier would most likely want to speak with me, but I was still not ready to hear or even see him.

I had already texted my mom last night to tell her that I would be unable to r