Mate

Iris gathered the pieces and took them to her room. A night, she tried to put together all the pieces and made it work but it was to no avail and she soon slept off while on it.

Ignacio headed to a bar after he left home. He drank himself to stupor and wept like a baby till the next morning that he became sober.

The next morning, Iris woke up to a knock on the door. She yawned softly as she slowly opened her eyes, scanned the room briefly before getting out of bed to answer the knock. She opened the door and a familiar figure stood in front of her - Helen, trying to peep into the room to see what she was doing.

"Where is Ignacio? I've been to his room and he's not there"

"I don't know where he is. I've been calling him since he left the house yesterday but he is not picking up or responding to any of my calls or messages"

"Why did he leave the house this time? Is it about Amber again?" She growled.

"Take it easy, mom. This has nothing to do with Amber, he's just in a trying time"

"I'l