Only then did Caleb stop frowning so tightly.
When we got to his room, he suddenly asked, “Do you want to take a shower?”
Stunned, I quickly shook my head and refused. “No, thanks. You can go ahead. My hair’s a bit wet, though, so I could use a towel to dry it.”
Caleb didn’t say anything more. After a short while, he shrugged and went to the bathroom, closing the door behind him.
I looked for a towel in the cabinet. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw many shopping bags and gift boxes piled up in the corner of the room. I walked closer and found that they were all children’s toys.
There were toy cars for boys and beautiful dolls for girls. Perhaps he had bought all these toys to make up for the lost years.
ALL of a sudden, I felt mixed emotions. I couldn’t explain how I felt at that moment.
A N G E L A ‘s L I B R A R Y
“Honey, are you sure keeping this a secret from him is the right thing to do?” Ivy couldn‘t help but ask. “What if Caleb’s a good father?”
I was stunned. Scenes of Caleb and Elena playing together appeared in my mind. They seemed so happy together Did I make the wrong choice?
Just as I was lost in thought, I heard someone outside unlocking the door to Caleb’s room. Then I heard Janiya‘s sweet voice. “Caleb? I miss you.”
Debra’s POV:
Before I could react, the door swung open.
Janiya strode in, but she seemed to be drunk. She staggered into the room, and she didn’t even notice me.
“Caleb? Caleb! Where are you?” she shouted in a drunken slur.
I had a bad feeling about this. I scrambled to Look for a place to hide before she spotted me.
No matter what, I couldn’t let Janiya see me and Caleb together. Otherwise, she’d make a scene, which would undoubtedly cause me more harm than good.
Before I knew it, I inadvertently bumped into Caleb who had just come out of the bathroom.
“What’s going on?” he asked, looking at me in confusion.
I jabbed my finger behind me and hissed, “Look!”
After taking a glance at the drunken Janiya, Caleb tried to push me into the bathroom and said, “Hide! Don’t let her find you here.”
I rolled my eyes.
How come this was beginning to look Like those movies where the wife caught her husband cheating with his mistress?
