CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: TWILIGHT CONVERSATIONS.

Maddie.

Hours later and I can't seem to fall asleep, my brain too wired to manage three seconds of shut eye. My heart hasn't stopped racing since that kiss and well, I was going to give myself a heart attack at age twenty. Wouldn't that be a way to go, I thought wryly. Killed by a kiss.

With a sigh, I climbed out of bed and made my way to the kitchen. There had to be some milk somewhere around here. Mum used to give me milk when I was much younger and couldn't sleep and it always worked like a charm.

I searched through the bare pantry and eventually found a carton in the fridge. I checked the expiry date. A week ago. I groaned and tossed it in the trash. I had no intention of dealing with food poisoning for the sake of sleep.

With an irritated sigh, I decided that I'd just as well study. That'd put me faster to sleep than anything else. I'd find the most boring subject I could think of and read it. Mind made up, I quietly made my way back to the room and grabbed my laptop before t