The ball

*** Rebecca ***

"Ughh... " I groaned, turning over in bed. Every muscle of my body was aching and I felt drained like I ran a marathon the day before. Sleeping without Luke next to me, only made it so much worse. All I did was toss and turn most of the night, feeling Luke's and my own frustration, not able to sleep and get the rest I so desperately needed. Why, oh, why did he have to go and do something stupid, so we would be in this situation right now. And I was too damn proud to talk to him first, I was still angry at him, so he will have to make the first step, and even then I'll think about forgetting what stupidity he came up with.

Even though I was still angry and didn't really want to talk to Luke, I had to roll out of this bed and get ready for the evening ball and it was already noon. You would think I would feel even a little bit rested, but no, I will have to suffer all evening meeting important people, shaking hands and smiling, when all I wanted to do is sleep in Luke's