CHAPTER THIRTY EIGHT

I climb out of the bathtub and wipe my wet body quickly with my towel. When I dash into my room, I glance at the clock.

It is just 8:45am.

Sarah must be very tired and probably asleep right now, so I will just drop her a note.

I quickly go through my skincare routine of applying my body lotion and my facial cream and serum. Next, I throw on a black tank top and blue jeans shorts. The sun is surprisingly hot this early in the morning, and the last thing I need now is to feel sweaty in big clothes.

I brush my hair and pull it up into a messy bun. After applying some powder and lip gloss with some perfume, I pick up a pen and tear out a sheet of paper from my rough book to scribble down a note to Sarah, to inform her that I will be leaving to go see Luke. Done, I grab my sling bag lying lazily on my bed and tuck in the note, my phone, my spare library key, and some cash from my drawer into the bag.

I glance at the clock again. 9:02am.

I look back at myself in the mirror and gulp in a bre