Chapter 9

Lena

His living room was covered in tones of grey and white. There was a big white sofa in front of the huge windows, that displayed the whole city and a TV on the wall. A king-size bed for Jake was near the sofa. There was a modern fireplace in the corner and a really nice grey capret underneath our feet.

He had a minimal white kitchen and a stool kitchen island. A few paintings on the wall, a PS5 underneath the TV, a bookshelf that covered almost the entire wall between the narrow hall, and a door next to the glass staircase that led upstairs. There was no space for new books.

His place was very neat.

"Can I use your bathroom?" I asked.

"Of course, it's that door over there"

He pointed to the door near the glass staircase that led up to his bedroom. My eyes spotted a huge bed with white linens on it, right before I entered the bathroom.

The bathroom had a shower with glass doors, very fancy.

I looked at myself in the mirror and took a deep breath. Why the hell did