Chapter 49: Peaceful Times
Talia rolled around on the bed for sometime and still couldn’t sleep. Just as she was about to pick up her phone to call Arthur, to find out where he is, she heard the door open and immediately covered herself and pretended to be asleep.
She was ashamed to face him.
She could hear her bedroom door opening and her heartbeat raced and she could hear his footsteps nearing her.
And then there was no sound but she could feel him standing close to her.
For a long time, he didn’t do or say anything.
In that room filled with silence, one with her heart racing out of embarrassment hid under the duvet while the other worried one, stood beside her watching her.
Arthur purposefully came back late since he wanted to give her enough space to compose herself. He didn’t know how long she’d talk to her doctor and he didn’t want to disturb her.
He was slightly disappointed seeing her already in bed when he wanted to explain himself and apologise to her, but standing there he realised,
’This cutie is not actually sleeping, is she?’
Usually when she sleeps, her duvet will have an air hole with her cute little nose poking out. But now, she is wrapped inside her duvet like it’s a sack. It would be highly uncomfortable to sleep that way. She should be really hot right now.
But why is she hiding? Does she not want to see me?