Chapter Twelve

Whitney jolted awake to the persistent buzzing of her phone.

Her eyes were heavy with sleep and she felt drowsy. She hissed heavily because the call was hindering her precious sleep.

She managed to drag herself up and pick up her phone. She sleepily took her call, without looking at the caller.

"I am at your door______", came a husky male voice at the other end. Her eyes flew wide open with surprise as she recognized the voice to be Brent's.

"What? At this time"? She responded with heartfelt concern.

"I am so sorry____I__ just needed your company. Being alone is such an uphill task right now".

"Hold on for me; I don't look my best", she muttered before sighing from the exhaustion she felt about his visit.

She hesitantly dragged her nude body, wrapped in her king-size duvet out of her mattress, and walked up to the door to unlock it.

Behind the door, she truly found Brent, leaning on the hinge; his eyes swollen as though he had been sobbing.

"I ___I am truly sorry for this inconvenien