Ness
I wake up feeling dazed. For a while, I just lie there, staring at the ceiling and replaying everything that happened last night. It was unexpected, starting with what I felt when we kissed, what led to that closeness, and the outcome—me in the bathroom, hurting myself again. I lift my arm and can't help but smile when I see the bandage Lagos put on after disinfecting the wound. Then he left, and I thought he wouldn’t come back, but he did. I felt him lying down behind me, his scent of shampoo and body wash acting like a natural relaxant, and it didn’t take long for me to fall asleep with the rhythm of his breathing in the background.
I sigh and hold Bruno tighter against my chest. I found him beside me as soon as I opened my eyes. Lagos must have put him there as if he knew what Br
