Laugh

"What did you just say?" He asked in a cold voice. Immediately, I shivered. It's like the room temperature dropped drastically low. I brought my hand up to warm my bare arms up.

Oh God, why am I only dressed in a goddamn towel?!

"Avery, what did you just say?"

"I said I was sorry," I mumbled and he stood from the bed walking towards me. He raised his hand and I immediately closed my eyes with a slight wince embracing myself for the slap that was coming or maybe it was a blow. My arm was up beside my face as a defensive act. Something I was beaten for while I was home. They said I wanted to beat them back. Hell, I would do that anytime! Either way, I'm ready.

Two seconds passed, nothing, three... Four... Five... Six... Seven... Eight... Is he going to do anything? Slowly I peered my eyes open to see him looking at me with a neutral expression. My eyes subconsciously averted to his arm to see his hands in his pants pocket.

"I'm not an animal. I don't and won't beat women." He said in a