Pearls

Neil Ryker POV

I stayed outside the door for some time and prayed that she must be sleeping because, after that Long conversation with Simon and Grandpa, I didn't have enough energy to argue with her. I wanted to see a smiling face of hers. I held the knob and moved that and worth that wasn't opening.

She locked the door. Really. I tried to open it again but it was still locked. I knocked at the door Gently and there wasn't any response. I knocked again and again gently not creating much noise but that was in vain. There wasn't any response.

I took out my phone and called her. I was able to listen to the ringtone but no one was picking it up. I thought she might have gone to sleep. I thought shouldn't disturb her sleep so I was going to hang up when she rejected the call.

I thought she might be getting up to open the door but she didn't. I heard footsteps in the room and She was awake but even after some time, she didn't open the door. I knocked on the door and she wasn't answering. I