074: Regret (IV)

Ayla had her first eyes trained on the wall clock as she watched the seconds ticking by. It was already past midnight but Claude was nowhere to be found. She had tried reaching out to him, but he was not picking any of her calls. When she decided to use the landline for calling him, he disconnected it the moment he heard her voice. It was only then she realized that he was still angry. 

Scratch that. 

Claude was very, very, very mad.

But she couldn't even hold it against him because he had every right to be this angry. She was the one who allowed her temper to get the best of her. She was the one who didn't hold her tongue back. She was the one who didn't heed to his words when he gave her the option. If only she had listened to him.

"Don't say something you'll regret, Ayla." 

His words echoed through her mind as she scooted under the duvets. She was missing him so much that instead of sleeping in the master room like always, she dec