My brother In-law 16

Maxwell yawned loudly into the air and lay on his back. His laptop was staring at him. Being a software engineer, there had to be no fixed time for him to do what he had to do. But then, he didn't stay up almost the entire night because of work. He was dying of hunger and desperately needed something to eat. Yesterday, after he had finished having the light meal with Celine, he needed a way to escape from her, and the perfect excuse was work. He had told her he needed to sleep very early so he would be able to work through the night. Well, the excuse worked perfectly. The only problem was his stomach.

He tapped the screen of his phone. The time was still early.

"Four o'clock?" He croaked out in frustration. "Damn it!"

He didn't get to eat any other meal in a bid to avoid Celine. And now, his belly was ringing the alarms for food. He made up his mind. He would simply go and grab something to eat in the kitchen. After all, it was still early and Celine would obviously still be asleep