Touch Me While I Taste You

Chapter 17

Arabella

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boons through the door and wreath through the cour walls of my team. I

OH, twisting and turning as I tried to kick off the tangled bedsheet wrapped around my ankles.

A loud bang on the door has me winding. I had the desire to curse cat whoever was a tiny door trying to wake me up. But my brain worked quickly before my mouth could open, letting me know the feminine voice belonged ta Gerirude before it was too late.

I rolled on my back, stretching my arms out and let out a loud yawn. “Hurry up Arabella it’s late!!!

My tired cyes opened swiftly, being forced to adjust to the light in seconds. What does she mean it was late?

“It’s already seven forty.”

Seven forty!

I got off the bed with the tangled sheets Wrapped around my ankles seeing that I

inly trip and to the dust,

“Fuck.” I said lowly, lighting off the wheet until I had finally won the battle.

kicking it asidel eventually got a hold of the door, unlocked it and swung itopei. Gertrude’s face is a mixture of frustration and urgency. “Why didn’t you wake me u pearlier?” I asked in one breath.

My heart was pounding, unwilling to calm down as an image of Mr. Boyd’s red angry face flashes in my mind. Gertrude’s pinched face gives me a look of disapproval. “I only arrived five minutes ago and had been knocking on your door ever since. Did you not go to bed early?”

her question I asked her one of my own.

If I did, she’d question me and I didn’t want to have to tell her that m. y parent’s yelling had only

subsiding. I didn’t want to tell her that R. I was

The

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my railin at

‘s face skud into on dred. The one where she looked at me Tik I was a less tenen someone’s porchShe felt soeny lut me.” They already left. The keys were

such emotion, that when they didn’t even care. “Well, 1’ just go get ready quickly.” Every emotion left my voice.

with a small smile to ease me I turned

softly. As though trying to

whirled around to face her. Her eyes scan ny features. “Your parents

hallway behind her. So empty, so dull. “I know.” I murmur faintly and closed the door when she smiles and

alkerlin my head

tablended

areating in

price is early chury w l won’t be

I had an inkling that Gwen

at my reflection in the mirror and cringe at the tangled mess of my hair. I

made a bee-line for the kitchen. I wouldn’t have time to get m y favorite salad on the way so I had to settle for something quick and

touched the two braids had WINYEMELİly in a hurry. Thanks. I

wince when my szerordon the hands pointing at sewn forty-sixI had taken approximately two minutes to slicwer. I can sahause I had been literally counting down the seconds I had been inder the rain

on my panty and bra.

to the clock mounted on the wall and she squints.

on the countertop and started chewing “No, she’s already at the school.” I grumble,

Cite ww.

my eyes,

rumbling stomach. Then hown m I suppose