I Love You, Miss Genius

Ivor twisted the door handle but realized Bonnie had locked it.

‘That’s odd. I know Bonnie never locks the door in her own place. Why’d she lock it this time? Is she on the phone with someone? Still, she wouldn’t need to lock the door. Is she discussing something she doesn’t want me to know about?’

Bonnie’s heart raced as she strained her voice, making herself sound uncomfortable. “Um, my tummy hurts. Don’t come in here, Ivor. It, uh, stinks in here.”

Ivor grew suspicious, not wholly believing her claims. He asked, “Should I get you some medicine?”

you need to do. I’ll just be here until the smell clears.” Bonnie faked a groan, trying to

I’ll wait for you out here. You can come out

door and saw his shadow disappear. Only then did she sigh in relief. She was glad he did not insist

He could

responded, “Yeah, he’s gone. That should be it for now. Go ahead and make the preparations. We’ll head to Yale again in a few days. We’ll catch

respectfully

she exited the bathroom. She even said, “I’m not sure

unbearable. My feet even fell asleep because I took