Chapter 15: Doom

Charles dropped Rebecca at her boyfriend's place and drove to an eatery, to get some take-away before driving home. At Charles'home, the quietness was much that the only thing that could be heard was his breath. He had just finished eating and laid on his bed staring at the ceiling. Somehow, he could still perceive the scent from Jessie, the scent he had gotten familiar with and bathed in it's fragrance. The house felt so empty to him even as it always felt that way. But after his experience with the girls early in the morning till they went home at noon, he didn't like the whole empty space again. He admired the way she laughed, talked, the way she was shy around him. He didn't know he could feel this way from just a close encounter that didn't even lead to anything intimate. (Few hours before the start of the party) Charles was with Carl at the venue of the party as they were talking with the security officers and giving them details of how secured the place should be and the restr