Despite my invitation to fate, the night continued without incident and I woke up to the gentle pattering of rain on the window behind my head.
I wasn't sure when I'd eventually managed to fall asleep again, but I could feel that my body could certainly do with a few more hours of rest.
I didn't want to be rude though, so I figured I should probably get up and see whether Alex was awake.
The plan had been for me to stay over for the night and head back to the dorms today, and as much as I would have liked to stick around, I didn't want to overstay my welcome.
My phone was on the bedside table and I checked it for the time. 07:13.
It was still pretty early for a Saturday morning, but I figured I'd just watch cartoons on the couch or something if he wasn't up and about yet.
I noticed
