"Wanda!" Matthew heard the door open. He ran out of the bedroom with an anxious face. "Where have you been?"
I pursed my lips tight and did not answer him.
He came over and hugged me. "After I finished handling my work, I came back and realized that you weren't home. I was worried sick. I called you but you didn't bring your phone with you. I thought you, I thought you..."
He did not say the rest of the sentence, but I knew what he wanted to say.
"I'm sorry for making you worried." My voice was slightly sour.
Matthew let go of me. That was when I realized his eyes were slightly red. "Wanda, I'm the one who’s supposed to apologize. I shouldn't have left you alone. I promise I won't do that next time."
I looked at him with a blank expression. This was the first time I realized his feelings for me had changed.
"Why did you go out alone in the middle of the night?" Matthew asked me worriedly.
"There was thunder and I was afraid to be alone. I was hallucinating, so I ran out. When I came back to my
senses, I hurried back here." I did not mention Theo.
I refused to mention him, and I was unwilling to.
Matthew let out a long sigh of relief. He embraced me once again. "Thank God you're alright. Otherwise, I would never be able to forgive myself. Don't worry, I won't leave you alone in the future.”
I struggled a little in his arms.
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