Chapter 29

Joel:

I slowly drifted back into consciousness, feeling a bright light burning my closed eyelids.

I moaned. Why did I always forget to shut my curtains?

I made a move to roll over, then realised that I couldn’t.

My arm was stuck under something warm.

I opened my eyes and blinked a few times while they adjusted to the light.

I was not prepared for what I saw.

“FUCK!!!”

My shout made Casper’s eyes fly open and I watched the exact second his eyes told me he’d just seen what I had.

My arm was pinned under Casper’s face.

And my sleeve had rolled up in the night.

And although Casper probably couldn’t tell yet, I could feel that I was also no longer wearing my glove.

“SHIT,” he yelled, jumping out of the bed, like it was on fire.

We both stared at my uncovered arm and hand.

“What the fuck Joel! Where’s your glove? And why was your pissing arm under my head!”

My heart was pounding. It felt like I’d just been woken up by having a bucket of ice cold water dumped over my head.

“I don’t kn