CHAPTER FIFTY-SIX DUMB AND CRAZY

JADE’S POV He doesn’t say anything for some time, but after a while, he sighs and puts the shirt over my head. He makes me give him my hands one at a time, and when he is done pulling them down completely, he walks away like nothing happened. I watch him turn off the lights, but I still don’t move to do anything, which could result from shame or uncertainty. “Shouldn’t you be in bed by now?” he asks casually as if I didn’t just do whatever that was. “Well?” he pushes, and I start moving to my side reluctantly until I’m sitting at the edge of the fluffy bed with my heart beating so fast that I’d think I had run a marathon a few seconds ago. I lay down as quietly as I could and face the wall in an attempt to doze off, but I can’t; I’m too uncomfortable. A strong feeling of regret washes over me, and I become even more dejected than I already am. This man had been so nice to me lately. He had taken care of me and rescued me from the frightening situations I encountered. He had ma