I couldn’t sleep. My thoughts were consumed by Adam and this evening. I looked over at my bedside clock, almost midnight. I wondered what was going through his head. How do you say things hinting at more time together, belonging to someone and then bam! Done. Thanks for that, but I gotta run. He was odd. Also, the biting. I touched the spot on my neck. It felt scabby. I switched on my lamp and took out my phone, switching on the camera. There were four little scabs. Weird. I touched it again. It didn’t hurt. It just felt really sensitive. My thoughts drifted to that moment. The way he almost claimed me. It felt deeper than what I had imagined. I felt so connected to him. I felt as if he was an extension of myself. God! I didn’t even have his number. I would have texte

