"BE GOOD TO Grandma, alright?" I said to Jake as I bent down to place a kiss on his cheek. "He is always good, aren't you?" Mother came out to let Jake in, she hugged him close. I have always believed that she spoilt him. Then she looked at me with concerned eyes and said, "You look troubled…""I'm worried about how much inconvenience I am to you," I said. "Nonsense," She snapped. "And that is not what I am talking about. You have eye bags underneath your eyes. Is everything alright?" I nodded and pecked my mother's cheeks before hurrying away. "Bye, mum. I'll be here at 5." Then I hurried into my old sedan and drove away. I knew if I spent any more time there, my mother would know just what was on my mind. The truth was, I had lain awake for almost throughout the night, Marcus's words resounded in my head and even though I refused to admit it to myself, he was right that I would want more than a kiss. I hated the hold that Marcus still had over me. I sped back to the house wher
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