Chapter 8

I am awoken by my alarm clock blaring out an annoying ringtone. I reach over and turn off the alarm before I stretch my arms over my head. As I go to put my arms down a pair of arms tighten around my waist which causes my breath to hitch in surprise. I slowly look up only to see Charlotte's relaxed facial features. Oh, that's right. She slept over. Wait a second... She didn't wake up in the middle of the night screaming from a nightmare. That's a first. I try to gently pry her arms off of me so that I can shower which ends up failing since she ends up tightening her arms. I'm surprised I can still breathe since she's squeezing me really hard. "Charlotte, let go. I need to take a shower" I say in a whiny voice since I'm becoming frustrated It's seven in the morning and I haven't had coffee yet. She's lucky that I'm not yelling at her right now. "Five more minutes" She grunts out before she rolls onto her back which causes me to end up straddling her waist as my head rests in between her breasts. Our current position and proximity causes me to blush and look away. Why have I been so awkward around her lately. Maybe I'm just catching a cold. I try to pry her arms off of me again which ends up being a success as I roll off of her and walk towards my bathroom. As soon as I close the bathroom door I move my hair behind my ear so that I can look at my cheek. It's still the same light purple color but now it has splashes of yellow and an undertone of grey. I hope that this fades soon. I quickly strip out of my clothes before stepping into the shower and turning it to the hot side.