“What?” I exclaimed.
“I got first place, of course.” He lifted his chin proudly.
I was shocked at his words. How much more outstanding can this family get? Must they crush the confidence of ordinary people like us So what if they’re elite people? Did we, the ordinary people, offend them in any way?
As these thoughts flooded my mind, I realized that Christopher was getting unruly. His hand that was once holding me was inching upwards and slowly made its way to my arm.
My mind was a mess and I pushed him away before running to the bathroom. “I’m going to wash up.”
“Alright. You need to wash up before going to bed anyway,” he said, emphasizing the words ‘wash up.’
My face blushed as I hid in the bathroom. I stared at my reflection in the mirror as I brushed my teeth.
A slight smile hung on my lips. Perhaps it was because I had been having a great time lately, but I looked really happy.
I spent almost half an hour brushing my teeth. I didn’t know what had happened. Before my divorce, Christopher and I would mess around doing everything under the sun and the moonlight. However, after the divorce, I felt awkward with everything even though I was finally free.
My face burned at the thought of all the shameless things we had done since we got together.
After a moment, the living room finally quietened down and I slowly walked out of the bathroom. Then, I said to Christopher who was on the couch, “I’m going to sleep.”
Right after I finished my sentence, I rushed into the bedroom and closed the door behind me. I walked around the room for a while before deciding to lock the door. The bedroom next door would be cleaned every day as Sabrina would stay over from time to time anyway.
My mind was in a mess as I was feeling both excited and afraid. In the end, I resolved to stop thinking about it and just get to sleep.
Just as I was tossing and turning in bed, I felt a weight on me. Something was pressing down on me and I could hardly breathe.
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