REGINAI woke up with a start. It felt like I had not even slept at all. But I did sleep, and I knew what I was feeling was a result of sleeping with one eye open. I could not trust the next move that Lionel was going to make. For some reason, I could feel he was still awake, even when he lay still on the other side with the bed between us. For that same reason, I wanted to stay cautious and watchful. I remained awake for as long as I could, hoping to see the daylight in no time to get the hell out of the room. That was when I had fallen asleep. Still, even in my dream, the thoughts of him being around plagued me and I couldn’t help it. By the time I arose, the room was empty. Sunlight was coming in and I could see him nowhere around. Had he gone out already? Of course, I could tell he had but I couldn’t tell what he could be doing outside. I rose now and decided to freshen up before I stepped out. I had a whole long day ahe
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