Chapter 63

Misunderstanding

I AM lazy to reach out and turned off the alarm clock on the side table when it rang. I did not get up and my eyes remained closed even though my mind was awake. It's only Friday but I really feel like Saturday because I'm too lazy to go to work.

Five more minutes.

I turned off the clock again and set the alarm again.

Even lazily I actually woke up before it was too late to go to work. I looked around the room. I am still sleeping here in our room even though it was very sad to be alone. At first, I wasn’t used to it but I endured the longing for Magnus’s presence next to me.

I picked up the pillow he was using, then hugged it very tightly. It had been a while since I told him I needed space. I'm really having a hard time.

Almost from time to time, Macey would ask why her daddy was no longer with us. Why doesn't he come home from work anymore? I know our child is very alarmed. The only thing I can answer is that his daddy is busy with out-of-town business. That he's al