𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐒 - 𝐄𝐃𝐃𝐈𝐄 𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐒𝐎𝐍

𝐒𝐄𝐗𝐔𝐀𝐋 𝐉𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐄𝐘

𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚: 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗨𝗔𝗚𝗘, 𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗔 𝗦𝗘𝗫𝗨𝗔𝗟 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘, 𝗦𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗦𝗘𝗫𝗨𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗧

𝙴𝙳𝙳𝙸𝙴 𝙼𝚄𝙽𝚂𝙾𝙽

I coughed up more phlegm as I lay in bed with a book I stole from Kim a few months back; 'The colour purple by Alice Walker', written and released over two years ago and it had caught my eye since the first day I saw it in her completed collection, just hanging at the top of her pile.

That was something I admired about Kimberly, she loved to read. It didn't matter what the book entailed or how long that particular read was, if it had caught her eye the same way this book had caught mine, she'd be sure to finish it.

However, as I read onto page 78 where Alphonso had taken Cecile's second child away from her, four loud and consecutive knocks rattled on the door to the trailer.

"I'll get it!." Wayne called to me from his room, having been like this everytime Kimberly wasn't here to baby me. I was feeling miles better now and I could have probably answered the door, but it was already too late now. I probably worried about him too much to even try and take care of myself first, but I didn't want to risk him being hospitalised again.

"How are you, darlin'?" I heard my uncle Wayne ask whoever it was, but I couldn't hear the full conversation as the girl, I assumed, was being very quiet. "Yea, yea, he's in his bed." The conversation ended and I put down my book, wondering what girl was here to see me. I hoped it hadn't been one of the girls from cheer, because I knew that was bound to go down well with Kim.

A few seconds of light patter of feet and Kimberly was stood with a small, half white and half black hard - back book in her hands, dressed head to toe in black and wearing a smirk on her face.

"Oh,'it's you!" I exclaimed happily and began to shuffle to the end of the bed where she then stood in between my legs.

"Hey. How are you feeling today?" She asked shyly, playing with my fringe to sort it out. Her eyes fell to mine and I saw her chest rise and fall heavily.

"So much better, thanks to my beautiful nurse." I stroked her shoulder comfortingly.

"You're welcome. Maybe I could take Becks place." She giggled and blushed, moving out of my embrace and kicking her shoes off and into the corner of my already messy room. "Hey, is that mine?" She asked and pointed to the book by my pillows.

"It may be." I shrugged, smirking over at her.

"How do you like it?" She asked, walking over to me and crawling onto the mattress and leaning against the wall.

"It's brutal..but, fascinating? I'm not sure if that's the right word for it." I let out a nervous chuckle, knowing the book would only get worse from here on out but much more enjoyable.

"When you're done with that I have another one you might like." She said casually and threw the book she brought with her onto my lap.

"The sex researchers? What's this?" I asked, looking at the cover and flipping the book over to read the back. "Is it like the joy of sex or something? Cause I liked that one." I nodded with a smirk, remembering a lot of things from that specific novel.

"No. It's about kinks and sexual positions to try with your partner. To find out what you're into and what you're not." I could see she was avoiding eye contact with me as she spoke, but I didn't pry. She was obviously either embarrassed or scared of my reaction.