Chapter 166

As Roman laid in my arms, I felt my heart going out for him. He was so young, so innocent to face the ghosts of the world. If only I could have been more careful with my emotions, he wouldn’t have suspected a thing and then he wouldn’t be hurting this much. No one wants to feel threatened in their own comfort zone. I don’t know how long it took but I finally drifted off to sleep with Roman in my arms. He refused to leave. His arms were tightly wrapped around mine, leaving me no option but to let him curl his little body beside me. I could see his silent plea for me not to abandon him. At the break of dawn, I woke up and found myself alone in bed. There was no any sign of Roman. I vaguely remember him falling asleep in my arms and I wondered where he’d gone to. was I imagining things? Lately, I haven’t been well so it was normal for me to see things that weren’t real. “No…he was here with me last night. where has that kid gone to?” I asked myself while rubbing sleep from my eyes. “Roman