The next morning, Tessa practically struggled to get out of bed.

Her father came to her room to as if she was strong enough to go to school. Tessa thought about it. She couldn’t imagine staying in that big house all alone. She would probably die of boredom and still find her way to school anyway.

She hates feeling useless. With much hesitation, she decided to show up at school. At least, she’ll see Wendy there.

She still sneezed frequently and felt weak due to the time she spent in the rain. She still couldn’t believe Ariana would go to such extreme measures just to see her suffer.

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