Chapter 21

I only just woke up in time for work, and there was a Jasmine in my bed.

“Hey,” I said.

“Mhrmmfll” she said.

I stomped as loudly as I could into my bathroom, splashed water on my face, patted my hair into something presentable. She didn’t move.

I got dressed and kicked the bed. “I’m leaving.”

She peeled back a corner of blanket to squint at me. “So?”

“So try to eat something. And don’t answer the door. In fact, don’t answer anything, not that I think there’s anything in the apartment that...