The House of Wood
“David said, eating his last morsel of food. “What happened after that?”
“Please, don't make me do any more. I can't remember much else.”
“We've already had this conversation. It's better for you to finish.”
Rachel just sat there. It was beginning to feel like a tug of war with him. Why wouldn't he just take no for an answer? It wasn't as if it was life, or death. Not anymore. It was in the past and best left there. The clock on the wall said it was almost eleven o'clock. She needed a breather.
...“I’ve just got to go to the ladies room.”
“Okay. I'll be right here when you get back.”
She didn't know whether to be comforted, or afraid by his words. There was something in them. Did she detect a hint of threat? Ignoring it, she made her way to the bathroom.
The bright fluorescent lights dazzled her, as they twinkled off the perfectly white tiles lining the walls. She sighed as she bent over the sink and looked at herself in the mirror.
Things were becoming far too complicated with David wanting to know every little detail about memories from a night that had long ago been forgotten.MoreLess
“Please, don't make me do any more. I can't remember much else.”
“We've already had this conversation. It's better for you to finish.”
Rachel just sat there. It was beginning to feel like a tug of war with him. Why wouldn't he just take no for an answer? It wasn't as if it was life, or death. Not anymore. It was in the past and best left there. The clock on the wall said it was almost eleven o'clock. She needed a breather.
...“I’ve just got to go to the ladies room.”
“Okay. I'll be right here when you get back.”
She didn't know whether to be comforted, or afraid by his words. There was something in them. Did she detect a hint of threat? Ignoring it, she made her way to the bathroom.
The bright fluorescent lights dazzled her, as they twinkled off the perfectly white tiles lining the walls. She sighed as she bent over the sink and looked at herself in the mirror.
Things were becoming far too complicated with David wanting to know every little detail about memories from a night that had long ago been forgotten.MoreLess
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