Chapter 16

I am woken by a banging in my head so bad I feel like crawling in a dark hole never to return. I crack my eyes and am immediately assaulted by the evil sunbeams that feel like daggers in my eyes. There is that banging again and it’s only now that I realize it is my door. Who in the hell is banging on my door at 9:00 in the morning? I think as I glance at my phone. I check the peephole before opening the door.

“Good morning.”

“Morning Zain, what’s going on?”

He holds up two grocery bags and gives me a smile.

“I brought breakfast.”

I opened the door wide and let him pass. I followed him into the kitchen and watched as he began to unload the sacks. Cucumbers, watermelon, pineapple, apples, grapes and oranges covered the counter.

“What in the world?”

“You like fruit.”

“I do like fruit. I need coffee”

I made coffee while Zain began cleaning an