Chapter 22

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Meigui pov

The next day

"Come Yanli, you can stay in bed forever". I said with a smile as I stood in her room, she was hiding under the covers like a child.

"I don't wanna! I want to stay in bed!". She whined.

"It's not healthy to stay cooped up in bed and not eat all day, please, Yanli?". I said as I kneeled in front of her bed and playful peeked under the covers.

"No!". She said as she shut the covers closed, I giggled.

"Oh Yanli, you're being childish now, don't make me come in there! If you don't eat, I'll end up worrying, and it'll be on your conscience if you fall ill. So let's avoid all that drama and have some food, shall we?". I said, she hmphed in response.

'She's older than me by a year but I feel like I'm the one that's older right now'. I thought in humor, I sighed and sat down with my back against her, I began to hum a song which made her peek as I started to sing it.

Oh, when a difficult day goes by

Keeping it together is hard, but that's why

You've got to try

You've got to try

I looked at her with a smile and picked up the blanket a little to show her teary eyes, knowing what it was about

And when there's a thundering storm outside

Underneath the covers, you huddle and hide

I poked her nose in humor which made her giggle slightly at my sudden action.

Open your eyes

Open your eyes

It's the true, it's the true

It's the true kinda love

I wiped a single tear that fell and placed my hand on her cheek

It's the true, it's the true

It's the true kinda love

Stuck! in the middle of fear and shame

Everybody's looking for someone to blame

Like it's a game

Like it's a game

She looked down in shame but I picked her head up with my finger under her chin.

And now I am better than "win-or-lose"

There's a new direction that I'd like to choose

It's called the truth

It's called the truth

She smiled, removing the blankets and sliding down to lay her head on my shoulder, her hand in mine. With a serene expression, she snuggled close, eyes shut, listening to my humming and singing, finding solace in my voice, and for once, feeling pampered.

Hey, you, show me that solvable problem

We can get through this

I'll do the hardest part with you

I laid my head on top of hers

It's the true, it's the true

It's the true kinda love

It's the true, it's the true

It's the true kinda love

She sang along with me

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