Leon woke up with a start before his alarm clock even made a sound. The room was quiet. To quiet. Morning light was beginning to push through the cracks of the blinds. For a split second, he wondered where he was. And then it all came flooding back to him. Lily was not there anymore.
Sitting up slowly, Leon ran a hand through his hair and grunted at the memory of last night when he had almost jumped the gate to confront Lily once and for all. Something inside him had snapped. He had driven home before he could do anything stupid.
He swung his legs out of bed and stood up, stretching out his half-naked body. He crossed the room and pulled his phone from his jacket pocket.
No messages from Lily, but plenty from people that he did not want to waste a moment of his thoughts on.
He shook hi
