Chapter Eighteen

I shut my eyes as tight as possible to escape the rays of sun entering the room. But that might as well be me putting water in a pot without a base.

I rolled lazily out of bed and walked lazily and half asleep to the bathroom. I was about to wrap my towel around my body when my mother walked into my room.

“Good morning mother.” I said and walked over to my dressing table.

“Morning darling, did you sleep well?”

I nodded and started applying lotion on my body. “Aren't you going to be late for work?”

“I'll but not until I give you this.” she walked over to the dressing table and stretched out a parcel yo me. “Happy birthday darling.”

I choked back a tear. She never fails to buy me a present every birthday I celebrate and she's always the first to wish me happy birthday.

Not in this case. My inner mind scowled In my head drawing my attention back to the previous night.

How had he know today's my birthday? Is he stalking me? No, no, he wouldn't do that.

“Isn't it pretty?” my mother said c