Chapter 38 Oh! Pleasure

• Alice
• As I stood under the warm shower, the water cascading down my skin, I suddenly heard the unmistakable sound of the door creaking open. My heart skipped a beat. Who could it be? I thought to myself, my mind racing with possibilities.
• It couldn't be Xavier, I thought, trying to reassure myself. He wasn't supposed to come by this time. Besides, he always knocked before entering. Wendy and Lexi, who still lived with us, also always knocked before coming in.