As the gentle morning light crept into his bedroom, Neron rubbed his face before slowly opening his eyes. Then for about a few minutes, he didn't blink with his sight focused on the ceiling.
After lying still for a while, he threw the blanket off him and sat up in bed. Then he gently rested his feet onto the cold floor, got up, and walked into the bathroom.
Afterward, he got undressed, stepped into the shower, turned it on, and leaned his head against the glass, allowing the flow of water to beat on his skin.
‘She’s keeping her distance. Was I too hard on her the day before yesterday?’ Neron thought as water flowed down his eyebrow, towards his collar, and downward.
At ten o'clock, he came downstairs, walked into the dining room, and saw Bella seated at the table about to eat.
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