. Friday finally cam

the nth time. But she just hit the

n to bu

noise from getting into her ears. But the pillows

aid and danced her way to the bathroom. " Chad is coming, " she sang for some minutes, then she began to wonder why she was so excited th

ame but there was no knock,

d glanced at it. It was 2:05 a.m. She was wearing his black ov

e size of a mustard seed. Chad had not called, he had not arrived, he had not tex

thought. No, if I did, w

nd called Chad but much to her disappointment, his line was bus

sed. The giant clock in the

couch. She awoke and yawned. Sh

r has boiled, she turned off the cooking gas and brought out a cup.

ad made up her mind about Chad. He won't come, call or text and she removed her mind from the th

lo Ch

ce. " You there Chad

d? " Chad asked, sensin

id, walking in

d calling. " Sorry, the thing is I answered

u weren't expec

e person didn't call, so I s

asked innocently. " Sorry if he or she didn't call

ou, " she

I'm so

arrived? " she ask

times earlier but your li

y? " sh

eah

me did yo

s after four, " Chad

ling you as well at that sam

n't be coming in for the weeken

" She aske

was kind of a disappointing one. He didn't expect she would be

he asked innocentl

iness to do and scores to settle. Wo

icking up the kettle and be

" Chad said lividly. "

as the kettle fe

ill there?" Chad asked fe

creamed. " My leg

ou Chloe, " Chad

struggled to the sitting room

es. Chad arrived. He rang the Bel

shouted. " Chad pushed the door a

sitting-room. He held her face in his h

d. " I burnt

get the bandage, " he said and

, " she sai

he went back to her with a first aid

h, " she

ced it on his laps. " It's

her blue eyes

he returned the first aid box and quic

ded no a

he asked

loe said. " I thought you would com

will your father see me? What will he take me for? I ju

chuckling. " It's not your fau

epare something

ther, as he cracked some jokes.

overing her with a blanket. He switc

binet and brought out a bottle of champagne and a glass cup. He sat down on the kitchen chai

ed into th

. He dropped his glass cup and rushed to her

oked disa

" Chad said rather disap

do Chad? " she asked dist

ou have done? I was supposed to settle some scores with

e single, " there was Innocence

e. Listen Chloe, you have done the wrong t

hampagne and picked up his glass and drank up. Then he wal

Chad

daries. Don't make me do what I do not want to do. After six more days you will return home, so what's the impatience for? Look I do not have to

ng champagne, then she brought out a bottle of whiskey. She was bothered by what Chad said. What was he expecting

midnight. Everywhere se

avoided him and his stare, instead