273 A LONG NIGHT

The bed bounced as Henry turned sideways on it. It was bouncy so any movement on it made it bounce. “Ugh!” He groaned as he turned in bed again, unable to sleep. With an annoyed groan, he sat up in bed but laid back in bed. Forget about it, Henry. Although he told himself not to think about what he had done to Shiva, his mind was pledged with a swarm of thoughts and his chest heaved dramatically because of the surge of emotions rushing through him. He recalled the look in her eyes when he saw her standing at the doorway. What was going through her head then? How could I have been so stupid? And why didn't mum say anything on time? He laid there in the silence of the night, his chest and feet bare in the darkness of his room and his mind was in a thousand places, wrestling against the silence of the night. “Fuck!” He spat and sat up again. His eyes were drooping and his face squeezed into an unpleasant look. He couldn't stop reliving the scenario that had just taken place a