Chapter 11: The News

After an hour of drifting in and out of sleep, I untangled myself from Leon's long limbs opting to read instead. My mother had set up a library in the adjoining room. I had yet to visit the place as it required spending extra time close to Leon. Leon groaned in her sleep as if sensing my negative thoughts towards her. Having sex had neither softened nor hardened my feelings towards her. Avoiding her now would be a moot point and I missed reading so I softly made my way to the library careful not to wake Leon and have her be my problem.

The library was originally meant to be a walk in closet. The shelves that were to be used to store clothing were now filled with books of all kinds. Someone, probably Monica, had taken their time organising the books according to genre and in an alphabetical order. I picked up Dan Browns Angel and Demons and settled down on the rustic grey table and chair that had been set up in the middle of the room.