YOU WAITED
She tells me and that's where we end off with our goodbyes.
*****
I take a breath before lightly knocking , waiting for him to answer.
"Come in," he says.
Entering his room , my eyes immediately find him, where he's not on his laptop, thankfully, but rather has a book in hand, my book.
" This is really nice." He says, coughing slightly, his eyes not moving from the book.
" Really? " I give him a strange look, wondering if the fever has affected his head or something.
" Yes, now stop looking at me like that. " He says, closing the book and placing it on the nightstand , right next to his untouched food I notice.