“Seriously, how can you say it’s trash if you haven’t even given it a chance?”

After a refreshing shower, Jeffrey felt a little revitalized. Shuffling in his slippers to the stereo, he decided to play a classic rock ballad to set the mood to dry his hair.

Karen stood there and watched his every move, feeling they were less like a one-night stand and more like an old married couple.

“What’s with the dallying?” She thought, amused by his need to primp.

“Are you in a rush?” Jeffrey caught her gaze in the mirror with a teasing smile on his face.

Karen pursed her lips, choosing silence over a witty retort.

Just then, her phone started buzzing inside her purse.

She glanced at the caller ID: Kenneth.

Slipping out of the bedroom and into the living room for privacy, she answered, “Hey!”

“Your mom and dad called me, worried ’cause you haven’t shown up at home. Didn’t I drop you at your doorstep? Didn’t you go inside?”

got to talking. I’ve decided to grab dinner with the classmate. I’m staying with Dad and Mom for a

a

“Will do!”

worried that Jeffrey might make a noise and give her

message sent, and she made her way back to Jeffrey’s

of the front door unlocking echoed

parents appeared in the

Silence.

room with a towel casually wrapped

Dad, you could’ve at least given me a

recovering first from the surprise, coughed sternly to signal his displeasure before marching off. That

and we came over to tidy up

of the moment

her mind elsewhere, subtly signaled her son, “Honey,

knew he couldn’t dodge the

his mother, “Oh, I forgot to introduce you. This is my girlfriend, Karen!”Books Chapters Are Daily Updated Join & Stay Updated for All Books

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