Instead of heading out to eat, Wilfred decided to head home. It was the weekend, and with Mrs. Santos off-duty, they could cook for themselves. The fridge had just enough ingredients left for a proper meal. Karina pulled out an unopened carton of cream and called toward the living room, "Do you like cream of mushroom soup?"

A response came from Wilfred, and with his approval, she got to work preparing the ingredients.

The dishes she planned weren't particularly complicated, so in no time, the table was filled with food. After all the bustling in the kitchen, Karina almost forgot the reason she had come in the first place. But seeing Wilfred pick up his utensils brought her back to her thoughts.

"I wanted to ask you about your sleepwalking last night. Mrs. Santos said it happens often," she said, her tone filled with concern.

Karina had known Wilfred for quite a while now, and their relationship was fairly close. Yet she had never heard about his sleepwalking, not from him nor anyone else. That could only mean one thing he had deliberately kept it a secret.

And judging by what Mrs. Santos said, this wasn't a recent development. It had been going on for a long time.

continued, "Sleepwalking isn't something to ignore. You

here to talk about that night. But

was afraid she would get indigestion if she tried to eat with

tone, though mild, left no room for argument. After a moment of hesitation, she picked

silence wasn't comforting-it was stifling. The air was thick with suppressed tension, a forced calm that made every bite hard

Wilfred was already wiping his mouth. He hadn't eaten much either, clearly affected by

no resistance in his expression, Karina took a deep breath and said, "I understand that you might have things you don't want to talk about. But we've known

to trust each other

comes to you, do you keep things hidden? I'm not a child. I can handle it. You don't have to keep things from me. That's all I wanted to

stayed silent for a

the moment she left yesterday, he knew she would put the pieces together and come

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