Chapter 66 WORRYING BEHAVIOR

Damn! Why do I feel like crap? I stretch my stiff muscles as I snuggle closer to the duvet. My mind feels numb. Wait? I am here. In the house? I turn around, rummaging for Jerol with my hand, but the space is empty. I urge my eyes to open, and they substantiate the nothingness my hand felt. He is not here. I jerk myself up. Well, he did an applaudable job of carrying me over here and changing me into my pyjamas. I didn't even know he would bring me home. I anticipated waking up curled up in his arms at the hospital, where I fell asleep. He thought it wise to bring us home, which is fantastic, but where did he go this early morning? To work? What the heck is the time? It still looks so gloomy from the rain last night, I guess. I didn't even hear a drop of it. Yesterday was just a day on its own. Too much of everything in just a single day. I am not surprised that I slept like a deadbeat. Reaching for my phone, I check the time, and I sigh after learning that it's only eight in t