chapter sixty nine

CELIA’S FIRST PERSON POINT OF VIEW

My dad was in my room questioning me about what was wrong with me all of a sudden. It was sudden because he had been quite distant before that moment. Truly, I had become a shadow of myself. My friends came by a couple of times as they also had some personal issues to attend to. I went back to my shell the moment they left although I tried as much as I could to bury this part of me when they were around. So, I laughed, joked around and was lively. My mother too seemed worried about me but I shut everyone out and told no one about how I really felt.

I was dying inside of me for not hearing from Edward that long. I knew he did not love me in the sense that I loved him but it was hard moving on hence my relapsing every now and then.

“Celia, what is the matter? Talk to me. This is not your usual self and you should know that your mother and I would definitely not be happy about this development. So tell me, what is it?” He asked calmly.

“Dad, nothing. I