Trouble in Paradise
"I really don't understand what you're so upset about!"
The knocking continued outside as Claudia called out coquettishly, "Nick, are you asleep? Nick?"
Nicholas glanced at me and barked an order, "Don't go to sleep until I get back."
When he left, I got out of bed and locked the door behind him. I didn't need him to come back.
The night was long. I couldn't sleep alone in the empty room.
I walked over to Nicholas' bookshelf as I was hoping to find a book that could make me feel drowsy and go to sleep. To my surprise, I found a yellowed notebook tucked in between the books on the shelf.