C12 Audrey


I lay awake all night. Waiting for him. I hoped he would come to me, but he didn’t, and I didn’t dare go to him.
I wanted to, though. The empty bed next to me was like a physical ache. I could feel him, just down the hall, just out of reach.
The next two weeks were going to be hell.
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I dressed carefully the next morning, in linen pants and a pink blouse. I pulled my hair up into a bun