Forty

“Ahhh,” Charlotte jumped in fright, nearly pouring the hot coffee on her body when she entered the room and heard a loud crashing noise from the bathroom.

She dropped the two cups of coffee and hurried to the bathroom, but the door was locked from inside. She could hear Dalton swearing and cursing. It made her scared because she could hear the pain in his voice. Maybe he slipped and fell or something

“Hey, are you okay?” Charlotte asked anxiously as she knocked loudly before placing her ear to the bathroom door. After the initial swearing and cursing, she could not hear any noise again. Her fear and anxiousness increased a thousand miles.

“Dalton?” She called as she knocked again, softly this time.

“I'm fine,” his voice was tight.

“Are you sure?” She asked.

“I'm fine,” he repeated in a firm tone this time.

Charlotte sighed as she moved from the door and backed away to sit on the bed to wait for him. She knew that he had an accident, but she did not know the severity of his injury.

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