For the Sake of Sanity Part 2

There wasn’t much to finish for class, considering that the next morning I had my humanities class again and nothing was given out of importance. I felt somewhat strangely comforted thinking that Wyatt was my professor, but the moment I started rehearsing what I would tell Elise, that comfort turned into fear.

The mouth-watering scent of grilled fish filled the house pretty quickly. I could tell she was grilling with lemon pepper and spices. It wafted toward the living room so strongly I could no longer focus on what I was reading. The emptiness in my stomach became too much to handle and once the hunger pains started, they refused to subside, hitting me every couple of minutes.

“Here you go.” Elise’s cat-like stealth startled me as she popped up from behind me carrying two plates.

“Elise, my mouth was literally watering. Thank you!” I took the plates off her hands and she scurried to grab two glasses and a bottle of wine.

“Food...check. Wine...check.”