Dead

KEANNE

The shower in the office came on, and I waited, my eyes taking in the steam. I let my mind wander, my lips taking on a small smile. I could almost see Cora in here, her hair falling to her back, her hands sifting through the strands, following them down to the very elegant curve of her waist.

I gave a small sigh and shook my head, then stepped into the shower, my eyes closing. Slowly, my fingers peeled off the buttons of my shirt, buttons that Cora had rid me of three already.

I discarded the shirt, then let the world fall behind me as I darted into my beautiful imaginations, my eyes closing, the steam heating me up.

After a while, I stepped out to the office. It was still locked. I had asked Angeline to. The bath thing, and even a mini closet had been incorporated into my office after I returned from Midnight Sun.

Those rather dreadful nights that I couldn't bring myself to sleep in the empty house, the ghosts of the past haunting me, and the ghosts of the people I left behind