palaye royale | completed

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I wake up the next morning and go straight to the bathroom to brush my teeth and shower. When I stand in front of the mirror I notice dark, black rings under my eyes and all the events from this morning come crashing down on me. 

Love is supposed to make you feel happy and give you this sense of warmth, not black eyes and an urge to shut yourself off from everyone. I didn't think a side effect of love was overthinking either. 

I brush my teeth as the shower water heats up and when I'm done, I strip and get in. The warm, nearly scorching hot water runs over my like I'm totally not interrupting its pathway to the drain. 

I reach over to the rack and grab the shampoo, squirting some into my hand and then furthermore proceed to lather it in my hair.  I rinse my hair and move onto the rest of my body.

I step out of the shower and cautiously walk towards the mirror and look at myself again. The colour has returned to my skin and the dark rings are barely visible anymore. I let out a small smile. 

I finish changing and sit on the edge of my bed, finally grabbing my phone and looking over at my messages. I hover over Emerson's contact.

Should I call or message?

Maybe I should just carry on ignoring him and wait for him to come to his senses and think clearly. 

And we've gone back to emotions and feelings. Ew those things.