~Lanre
I let out a deep sigh, rolling over in the plush bed, desperately trying to find a comfortable position. The sheets tangled around me as I shifted, my mind restless and my body stiff. Beside me, Joanna lay fast asleep, her gentle snoring filling the stillness of the room.
“Good grief,” I muttered under my breath. The sound was so loud, so unrestrained. “If you’re not snoring like a chainsaw, you’re talking my ear off. How am I supposed to get any sleep?”
I pulled the pillow over my head, pressing it tightly against my ears, hoping it would muffle the noise. But sleep eluded me, slipping further and further away with each passing moment. I tossed and turned, the mattress creaking under me, my mind racing with thoughts I couldn’t silence.
What was I even doing here? Why had I agre
