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Chapter 23 – IMYM
I moaned as I smell the familiar scent in my nostrils. I could smell Albert and coffee.
'Coffee?'
'Albert?'
I opened my eyes quickly and looked around. It was only then I realized I was leaning on someone's shoulder. I straightened up and turned to see who it was.
Albert groaned as he massages his arm. "I thought something bad happened to you here," he said as he stood up, and then switch on the light.
"Huh?" I was suddenly confused.
He smirked. "I asked you to get coffee beans, but you did not come back. When Edwin came for you, he found you sleeping here on the stairs," He shook his head in disbelief. "Coffee was supposed to wake you up, not make you fall asleep,"
I opened my mouth, but no voice came out. How long have I been out? Our eyes met, and then we both burst into laughter.
He sat down again beside me, and then tap his shoulder. I leaned my head over his shoulder.
"How long have I been sleeping?" I asked him.
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