WHILE SHE'S AWAY I

1292 Words

CASSY After the confrontation, I walked away from Delilah and locked myself in Sienna's bedroom… the penthouse is too quiet. I hear Delilah moving around in the guest room. Opening and closing drawers. She's probably pacing, processing what just happened the same way I am but we don't talk. I lie on Sienna's bed… our bed, I guess, and stare at the ceiling. The collar is still around my throat. I could take it off, after all Sienna isn't here but I don't take it off because even when she's not here, I'm still hers. Around nine PM, I hear the elevator and my whole body tenses. I know it's Sienna. So I sit up, smooth down my hair, adjust the collar so it sits perfectly. Old habits I have been trained to respond to. The bedroom door opens. She looks exhausted but when her eyes find me on

Free reading for new users
Scan code to download app
Facebookexpand_more
  • author-avatar
    Writer
  • chap_listContents
  • likeADD