Chapter 64 trapped

Mia's pov

Exactly half past 5 after being home and queried by my brother, I took a third shower and changed into something different.

By 8:00, the stupid party should begin. I walked out of my room heading to the kitchen to have the pancakes nanny must have left for me. They all ate without me when I said I was going to sleep.

"You skipped lunch this long" Henry said from where he sat in the dark living room. The lights were out for some reason.

He turned them back on revealing him in his pajamas.

"I'm sleeping early today" he muttered.

"How's it been with you and Nelda? You haven't told me how the dinner date went"

"It was going well until I decided to confess to her and her stupid phone came ringing. She was needed at the hospital urgently so I hung around the restaurant for so long, even went to the bridge alone before returning home"

"Why did you do such a stupid thing?"

"I was disappointed. I thought I would finally let this off my chest. I dreamt of her reaction and all only to