Chapter 99

(Serena's POV)

Marcus and I haven't spoken for two days and I'm slowly freaking out. I'm not sure if he's doing this on purpose or if he was really damn mad at me for accusing him.

I'm human too. There were times when my trust would be gone just like what he did when he accused me of having an affair and then ended up killing me emotionally.

I won't talk to him unless he tells me the truth.

I am in the playroom with Cloud. Abby took a day off, together with Nana. So, being alone makes me feel lonely. Cloud got tired of playing with his balls and was now sleeping in my arms.

Seeing him, alone with me, makes me sad. I don't want him to grow up. I don't want him to be an adult just like us. Being an adult carries a sack of rocks on our shoulders. It is saddening that a baby will grow into a teenager, or adult, get married, then get complicated, and grow old.

It's painful that reality is crueler than we imagined.

A knock on the door disturbed my inner thoughts. It's Lea.

"You have a visito