"I'm sorry, but I need to go now," I said.
He nodded in understanding and I stood up from the table. I could feel their eyes on me as I made my way upstairs to my room and once I was inside, I fell to my bed, exhausted.
It had been a very long day - from my science project pairing with Chris and Evans, to my altercation with Ellen, and then, the veiled figure I had seen.
I was certain that I had been hallucinating and I concluded that I needed to sleep.
I lay face up on my bed, with cool country side music playing from the speaker of my headphones. Whenever I was stressed, music was all I needed to get some sleep.
I had dozed off already, but the sound of a sharp knock on my door a few minutes later woke me up.
"Valerie..."
It was Chris.
"Can I come in?" He asked.
I smiled to
