He waited a little for her to turn, reply or wake up but no response.

Had she not heard him call her name? Or was she ignoring him on purpose?.

" Annabel. " He whispered and turned around to look in her direction. He wanted to make sure that she was asleep and did not hear him.

Annabel heard him mutter her name but held her breath in. She could feel his eyes on her and it made her uncomfortable.

Why was he calling her? Was he going to talk about them? What she had done?.

She clearly wasn't in the mood to.

She felt someone tap her gently and...