Chapter 12-3

I sighed and got into the car. I was too tired to have a useless argument. When we got to my house, I didn't wait for Mikko to follow me. I went to my room and closed the door. It had been a long day. Too long and too complicated. How was I supposed to get through the next few months if it felt like I wouldn't get through the day? A light knock at my door kept me from sleeping. I pulled the blankets up over my bare legs. It had to be my dad, back from his meeting, so I told him to come in. I immediately noticed that the silhouette wasn't that of my fathers. I quickly sat up and turned on the lamp next to my bed, all the while the figure got closer. I knew it was a man. He was too strong built to be a woman. I let out a partially relieved sigh when I recognized Mikko's face. "Are you trying to scare me to death?" He smirked and shook his head. "Of course not sweetheart." "What are you doing here?" In response, he moved the blankets away from the ot