Chapter 20

Chapter 20

Jemimah

I NOTICED Roam was thinking too deeply while he was outside by the porch, drinking a bottle of whisky... again. 

My sleepy eyes blinked until my vision went vivid. Miss Elizabeth was sleeping next to me on the bed so I moved carefully until I was able to get on my feet. Roam didn't seem to notice that I was awake. His eyes were staring blankly at the starless sky while his inky brows were almost meeting. 

I hugged myself as the night time breeze soothed through my skin. My shoulder leaned against the door frame. "Why are you still up?" I asked.

He looked at me, his face suddenly relaxed as if I saved him from getting drowned with his own thoughts. He rubbed his palm on his face before he faced his body towards me. "Shouldn't I be asking you that? Did I wake you up?"

I shook my head before my gaze drifted towards the halfway empty bottle in his hand. "You always drink, Roam. That's bad for your health, you know."<