EIGHTY ONE

Waiting for Prince to come home feels like torture nowadays.

For the last two nights, I'd fallen asleep again while waiting for him until past midnight. And when I opened my eyes, he'd always been too tired to talk so that I had no chance to ask him about Gia.

In fact, a part of me feels afraid to ask him about her. Like I'm going to lose him the moment I decide to do so.

But now, I know that I have to. Communication is a crucial point in a relationship. Most relationships are broken because of poor or lack of communication. We have to trust each other.

I'm too caught up in my thoughts that I'm startled the moment Prince enters my bedroom. As always, he looks tired and seems to be in a sour mood.

2:30 AM. He's half an hour early compared to yesterday.

Before I can open my mouth to speak, he already strides toward the bathroom, and not long after that, I hear the sound of water. I sigh, hugging my knees on my bed, waiting for him to finish taking a shower.

I watch as he finally s