"You exist, and that in itself is a comfort to me."
...
"Naira!" Ayan rushes to me once I enter the house. I'm completely exhausted from all the walking I did, and all I want is to sleep endlessly for hours, but the chatter coming from the nearest room makes me think that's not going to happen; rather I'll be awake for hours before I go to sleep.
It's a good thing it's Sunday tomorrow because I'm done socialising for months today. I brave myself and turn to Ayan, blinking sleep out of my eyes.
"Where were you?" he asks worriedly, and even though he is looking at me with a serious expression, I can't help myself from giggling.
The party hat tied around his face makes him look extremely comical and... cute.
"Pfft," I snort. "Well, don't you look handsome?" I grin at him.
