THE WOUND

CHAPTER 12

A light brush on my forehead was enough to awake me . I opened my eyelids to Matt leaning over the seat towards me . I rubbed the sleep off my eyes or tried to. I was so tired . Tired of everything .

" We are home ," Matt whispered still leaning and it was odd. We were so close and I had a sudden realization , he had his head in a strange position , like he was going to kiss me.

Come out of that zone Savannah !!!

Matt is just concerned . Your head is in the wrong direction . Divert your mind.

Then the even weirder thing happened , he leaned even more and that's when I backed with a gasp . He retreated , his hand running nervously over his long hair making them messier.

I knew he wasn't going to break the silence but I was just too stunned to do anything . Anything . He was going to kiss me .

Was he going to kiss Me ?

Oh dear Lord ! I hope I was miscomprehending his intentions .

My heart kept saying that it was some misunderstanding but my brain knew better . I closed my eyes , sleep completely gone , fatigue lost . I had get away from his car and to my house soon . I unlocked the door and climbed out .

I was going to run straight to my house when Matt's voice rang out .

" Savvy , Jim's here "

Well done.

I turned and saw a asleep Jim in Matt's arms . Making my way towards him , I thought out the sudden awkwardness taking place between him and me . He was my only friend . Cassie was on her honeymoon in Hawaii and won't be back for another week or more . Truth to be told , she won't be much help too because she had her own concerns . If I stopped talking to Matt , then I would be even more lonely.

I lifted my hands to take Jim but Matt refuses to hand him over .

" Savvy , about what happened in the car ...." Okay so he was going to talk about it.

" What happened was..."

Well yeah?

" What happened...."

I stopped him ," Matt , I think we should talk about it tomorrow in the morning when I am not restless and when you can complete the whole sentence " Teasing him was helpful as he nodded and gave a small smile .

" Yeah tomorrow. "

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I didn't sleep well that night . In the morning , I woke up late and found Jim already awake sitting on the floor playing with his little toys . It was the bell that woke me and it was still ringing . Jim looked irritated . He kept glaring at the door and scowling . A two year five month old child scowling , go figure . It was so damn cute .

I rose from the bed stretching my muscles and yawning .

" Savannah! Savvy ! I am going to break the door if you don't open the door now ! "

Matt was furious . His voice was loud and the message was clear . He was not giving a fake threat , Matt never gave fake threats , period.

I climbed off the bed and shouted ," You will have to pay for it then , Raymond !"

I took my toothbrush and toothpaste and went to the sink in the bathroom. After watching both my face and mouth , I felt refreshing.

" Five ! Four ! Three ..." He kept thundering but I knew he was just kidding .

" Two and one . Done . Break the door , Raymond ." I teased .

After unlocking the door , I opened the door and gave him a big smile . He shook his head then took me off guard by picking me up and throwing me on his shoulder . With his other hand , he closed the door and placed the hand on my legs adjusting me .