Shit! I had to wear something else. “Mum, distract him or something! I will be downstairs in ten minutes” I breathed, ignoring my mum’s confused look. I knew she expected me to be excited, not worked up. I guided her out of my room as she asked if we should still go to the hospital but I gave her a bland excuse then shut the door behind her.

“Shit shit,” I muttered, eyes darting around then stopping on my wardrobe. I rushed towards the mirror again to check if the hickeys were miraculously fading on their own. If anything, they appeared more pinker and there was one that my hair...