Chapter 43

My heart skipped a beat, nervousness kicking in. It wasn t so long ago that I did a runner from these very people. What a great fucking first impression that was. They probably think I am unhinged. Maybe I am, now that I think of it, what normal person would be involved in their world. One thing I did know was his parents don t accept me that much is clear from what I overheard the last time.

I quickly grabbed the first thing I laid my hands on. A pair of tights and an oversized sweater. My nervousness making me sweat already. Theo ran downstairs to Tobias to greet them. I didn t realise how bad my hands were shaking until I grabbed the bannister. My hand trembling, my palms sweaty, sticking to the lacquered wood as I descended. I stopped halfway when I heard angry voices talking in the loungeroom. I heard glass break and Theo s father s voice rise. I stopped and listened.