Chapter 41 Forty

• A yawn slips from me, the back of my hand goes to cover my mouth and I nod with my head almost hitting the table. I blink twice, fighting to stay awake and the yawn escapes me. The light of my phone screen comes on, a peek at the time shows it’s past nine and Brandon is not here yet.
• He’s not picking my calls, in fact, no one is. Brandon. Clarissa. Joshua. They have all gone quiet on me and I’m starting to get worried. I miss them. Him.
• The letters on my screen blur, tears fill my eyes, I squint and reach for the mouse to reduce the laptop’s brightness. I cast a look at the empty plates on the dining table, the stainless flask at the centre, this is my first time of cooking since we got married and I decided to surprise him with dinner. Spaghetti Bolognese. I don’t know if he likes it, so far, he hasn’t chosen any meal above the other, he eats whatever he’s given.