Chapter 54 Sorting Things Out

• I know the exact moment Ash steps inside the room.
• I know, because I've been feigning sleep for the past three hours since he stepped out of it. I know the moment he cuts his eyes toward me, so I fake a light snore as he walks closer to me. Goose pimples break out all over my body as I feel myself being appraised. I can feel his relief. It rolls off him in waves. He's relieved I'm calm, that I'm asleep.
• Just when I feel the gig is up, he moves away and his steps become faint as he heads toward the bathroom.