Chapter 122 The Two Accidents

• It was late in the night and the night hung quiet, thick with the kind of silence that settles when you’ve run out of energy but not thoughts. I had just finished taking a bath, the towel still wrapped around my shoulders as I pulled on a night dress. My body felt clean, but my head was still noisy.
• Then came a knock, and before I could even move, the door creaked open.
• Kyle stepped inside, his silhouette framed by the soft hallway light.