Pancakes

Evie

I get cold and shift to my right side, searching for a blanket. I don’t find one and hug myself tighter. I am not getting up for a cover.

I have dozed off on the sofa, but I hear noise and open my eyes. Max is still not here.

I decide to continue waiting for him to come back, so I close my eyes back up. The next time I open them he is here.

“Max?” I ask, startled, “What time is it? “

“Late.”

I try to get up but he lifts me and takes me to my room.

“I can walk, you know?”

I argue but he simply places me on the bed, not saying anything. He smells like shampoo and cold. I wonder if it has started snowing already.

“How was the practice?”

“Good night. “

He says and heads to the door.

“Max, wait!”

I stop him before he disappears again. “Is everything okay?”

His hand is on the door handle.

“Yeah. All fine. “

Then he leaves. I lean back heavily against the pillows wondering if I did something wrong. Again.

The next morning I woke up earlier and made coffee and breakfast for us