Forty Eight

For the first time, Amelia was eager to see Ava. When she got back home from her successful meeting with the ladies, she ran towards the guest room Ava was occupying. She knocked repeatedly, but there was no response. It was the first time Ava was absent since she had forced herself into their home.

“Did you miss the way to our bedroom?” A voice said behind her and Amelia turned to see Mike smiling at her with a glass cup in his hand.

She moved from Ava’s door to meet her husband in the middle of their room, “What are you doing?”

He lifted the glass cup, “I was planning a movie night surprise in the room.”

“Movie night?” Amelia questioned.

“Yes. It’s one of the things people do for fun with their family or loved ones. They reminisce about their days and they can even try to replicate what they watched in the movie.”

Amelia nodded, “I see. Why do we suddenly have movie night?”.

He shrugged, “We are a newly wedded couple. If we can’t go out to have fun, it doesn’t mean we can’t ha