11: His Girlfriend

Sebastian feels suffocated, being judged under the scrutinising gaze of his mother. She hardly blinks as she keeps staring at him, hands being crossed across her chest.

"I…" Sebastian starts but his tongue betrays him and refuses to produce even a sentence. But that doesn't stop him from clarifying himself, " I was just walking around. Couldn't sleep." He says, pulling on an awkward tone.

For a few seconds, nothing happens. Sebastian's heartbeat escalates by each second. He isn't sure if she has seen anything. He would be dead for sure if she had seen Killian. Just when sweat beads start to appear on his forehead and fear starts pooling around in his stomach, she sighs. Sebastian can't tell if she is tired or disappointed.

"Go to sleep." She says in a low voice, refusing to let him know her motifs.

Sebastian knows he won't be able to sleep because of the pending clearance from his mother. He will keep thinking about the possibility of her seeing Killian and plotting things with his