He turned his head to see her delicately sculpted face resting peacefully on his shoulder, her eyes gently closed.
"She can actually fall asleep like this?" Mr. Collins muttered in disbelief.
His hand, already raised to push her away, hesitated in mid-air for a moment before lowering.
The next morning, Sophia was startled awake by the noise outside and realized, to her shock, that she had slept on Mr. Collins's shoulder all night!
Sophia sprang up like a coiled spring, sitting upright and raising her hand to rub her sore neck.
"Awake?" His voice was slightly hoarse but steady, betraying no emotion.
Sophia responded softly, "Thank you..."
Looking up at him, his eyes concealed weariness, as if he hadn't slept all night.
"Quick, Mrs. Collins is right here."
Sophia was startled, "Mr.
