Chapter 29 At the Party

Luna Belle Fernandez POV

In April, Robin and I submit our applications for the University of Kabankalan. A lot depends on the marks we’ll get in our final exams in October. The fight is far from over. My Dad drives us to the university and takes us on a tour of the buildings. It’s a magical day in which I have him all to myself—well if you don’t count Robinson—but Robinson is kind and wise enough to give my Dad and me some space.

My spirits lift a little in May. I haven’t seen Rudolph in four months. There’s a good chance he’s no longer around and that I’m stressing about nothing. The more I think about it, the more I believe I’m right. My actions become carefree again, and I feel more like my old self.

When a girl in my class invites me to her birthday party, I accept. It’s time to live again and to have some fun.

May is a pretty girl with a great sense of humor. I don’t tell my parents that hers are out of town on the weekend of her party. If Mom and Dad know the truth, they won’t