Chapter 19 019

• Ella's grunt interrupted his thoughts and he ignored it. Then she grunted again after a few minutes and he realized she also couldn't sleep. Turning on the lamp, he sat up and craned his neck to enable him to see her.
• She was turning back and forth and he could tell that the floor was uncomfortable for her. Imagine if someone came in and saw her that way. What explanation would he give for that?
• Immediately, he got down from the bed and approached her. She pretended not to hear him approaching and it was only when she realized that he was standing over her that she looked in his direction.