Chapter 52. Stolen Night

CHAPTER FIFTY-TWO: STOLEN NIGHT

✧FAITH ZEICAN LEE✧

THE night was still, the moon casting a pale glow through the window of my room, habang deretso akong nakahiga sa kama, nakatanaw sa kisame at hindi mapakali. My mind was consumed with thoughts of Poppy, and my heart raced with a mixture of anticipation and anxiety.

Alas nuebe ng gabi kaming nakauwi kanina sa bahay. Pagdating namin, sinalubong kami nila mommy at ng mga kapatid ko para kumustahin ang pagbisita namin sa mansyon. Syempre, para hindi sila mag-alala, hindi ko na kinuwento lahat.

Mag-a-alas dies no’ng natapos kaming makipagkuwentuhan at nagkani-kaniyang akyat sa kuwarto. Pero ngayon, 11:30 p.m. na, wala pa rin akong natatanggap na chat mula kay Poppy.

I reached for my phone, checking it for what felt like the hundredth time, hoping to see a message from her. The screen remained stubbornly blank, and I let out a frustrated sigh. She had mentioned earlier that she might invite me to sleep in her room, just like we had done wh