FIFTY-SIX

KRIS:

Rays of light streaming into the room hit my eyes that were still closed, making me turn my face to the opposite direction. Stretching out my limbs, they fell on an empty bed.

I opened my eyes to see I was alone on the bed. Stretching some more, I lifted my lazy body from the bed and got into the bathroom to clean my teeth.

Thereafter, I made my way to the kitchen in search of food and there he was. Seated on a stool at the kitchen island, sipping coffee. He was dressed for work in a navy blue suit with a white dress shirt, no tie. His hair was in it's usual messy form with a few strands falling on his face. Looking at him from the doorway, he looked like a pure work of art in it's exquisite form.

I could stand there and w