Chapter 47

“You’re such a crybaby,” I whispered near her ear as the movie came to a close and the credits rolled on the screen. Dulce sniffled in response, grabbing a tissue from the box placed on my bedside table.

“But Jack died in the end,” she sobbed, dabbing her eyes with the tissue and leaning back to my arms. I embraced her immediately with one arm and stroked her hair with the other hand, trying to calm her. “That’s because Rose is a selfish girl. If she really wanted...