chat groups she joined. Her hazel eyes moved up and down as her fingers scrolled through the messages. She missed Mommy, Daddy, and her two

of their time together in the WhatsApp group "The Angel." To soothe her suddenly dry throat, Elena decided to get a drink. However, o

ging for her family kept her awake. Her thoughts wandered, imagining what it would be like if she were with them. Elena then sat quietly in the pantry chair, sipping water from her bottle. This wasn't the first time she had been separated f

e realized she was truly alone. Well, not entirely alone. There was Om Devan and Erick, who had become like a family. Especially Om Devan, who was very attentive to her. But not Erick. Since this morning, the two-year

Elena whispered, unab

e pantry table. She buried her face there, sobbing. Elena stayed in

ping here?" Devan sai

th Gita, had to stop. He hadn't finished admiring Gita's beautiful face in the photo. Devan had carefully and neatly kept all the memories wit

tensing up. The girl then li

Devan wake up?" Elen

y are you up?"

cted with a remaining smile. However, Devan was instantly stunned

n. As expected, Elena's eyes appeared wet and red. As the light illu

ng wrong?" Devan asked, holding bot

ound of sobbing. Devan grew more anxious. He had only lived with Erick,

dy, Om," Elena said,

e already crying. You really surprised me; I thought something was wrong

ed the room temperature, which he found too cold. He lowered it to 20°C. Perhaps in industrial cities like Surabaya or Jakarta, such

d, covering Elena with a blanket. He also to

bbed his hand, looking at him with a me

," Devan said, gently stroking Elena's head affec

er head. It didn't take long for Elena to drift off. This was how it was every time she went to bed – receiving affection, words,

nt outside and returned to his room to rest. Just as h

Erick said, looking towards Elen

d her to prevent more tears," Devan explained as he app

then returned to his room without ack

to check the front door and the main light, something he often did before going

esence among them. Being the only child and always receiving his dad's love, Erick felt jealous. Erick believed that his dad's attention was now divided with Elena, but that was cle

room. Tomorrow, he