#Chapter78 Some peace
The next day
I open my eyes and look around me. I am still disoriented.
What time is it? Where is Lucas? Those are the first questions that come to mind when I see myself utterly alone in this bed. I look at the clock on the nightstand, and I can't believe it's already noon. Have I slept that long? I wonder as I carefully get out of bed. I find my pale pink silk bathrobe that matches my short nightgown, put it on, and leave the room.
I look in each room to see if Lucas is in one of them, but I reach the end of the corridor without finding him. Maybe it's in the kitchen or in the garden, right?
When I finish going downstairs, I see him sitting on the sofa with the television on:
