I slowly moved my feet, my legs stiff and numb, as if they no longer belonged to me.
I wasn't heading towards the house's main door but towards Michael's room instead.
I didn't know why I felt compelled to go there, my steps stiff and faltering.
With each step, Michael's door drew nearer, and the sounds of Michael and Betty's heavy breathing, along with Betty's occasional nasal moans, grew louder.
What was I doing? Was I just trying to get a closer look, to see more clearly?
But as I approached, stopping less than a meter from the door, I hesitated, perhaps fearing discovery by the two inside, or maybe because getting any closer would make the sights and sounds unbearably clear.
I was just a meter away from the door, close enough to touch it, to open it.
I could even feel the heat wafting through the crack, the heat of Betty and Michael's bodies, their heavy breathing brushing against my face with a hormone-laden warmth.