Chapter 19

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CHAPTER 19

NEOLA

"Gabe? How come you are here?”

I whispered to my brother who is sleeping peacefully next to Elle. He bolted up from his seat, his face dishevelled.

"Oh, I-uh, I fall asleep? Did I fell asleep? " He frowned down at his shoes, scratching his head and looking more like a ripe tomato with his hair rumpled, his shirt wrinkled. “I didn’t expect that I will fall asleep.” He brushes his hands on his face and tried to tame his hair.

I could've laughed at him in a different situation but not right now. He looks pitiful; He really is suffering.

"How is she?" I ask him, my eyes trained on Elle's face. She has dark circles under her eyes and she looks paler than she used to. I sat across Gabriel, giving him some time to manage his thoughts. "There have been no improvements with her condition. They say that it might take her a while for her body to recover because of what happened." I turn my gaze at him, his eyes were red and he sniffed, averting his eyes, "I