Mine novel Chapter 9

Kimberly cried her eyes out in the kitchen. She couldn’t tell how long she had stayed there because she didn’t want to face an angry Ian. After what felt like left the kitchen, walked passed the living room and went upstairs to the bedroom. When she got into the bedroom, did she realize that Ian wasn’t home. How did she no notice when he drove out? She guess she must’ve been too engrossed in her thoughts and tears to notice anything. With that conclusion, she peeled off her clothes which was currently soaked in tears and sweat and went into the bathroom because she desperately needed a warm bath. While running the bath, she wrapped her hair in a messy bun and wiped off her makeup before getting into the bathtub.

For the first time in forty eight hours, Kimberly hated the fact that she took a leave of absence. If she hadn’t taken that leave, she would’ve gone to the hospital to take care of some patients and probably handled some new cases. At least that would’ve been a good distraction, but now she has no option but to remain at home and face the drama. Letting out a heavy sigh, she submerged in the warm water, staying that way for some minutes before resurfacing again. She closed her eyes and let herself relax for a bit.

Kimberly got out of the tub when she noticed that her skin had began to shrink. She wrapped herself in a towel and went into the closet to look for something to wear, when she heard the sound of a car. She walked to the window to take a peep and saw that it was Ian who just rode his blue Cherokee SUV Jeep into the driveway. She hurried back to the closet, wore her underwear and got her hands on anything.

Only when Kimberly was fully dressed did she realize that she was wearing a white short sleeve button down shirt dress. She couldn’t recall the last time she dressed like this. She had recently enjoyed wearing denim trousers. After pouring out her hair to let it dry, she headed for the living room.

Kimberly got to the living room and saw Ian settled on the sofa with a bottle of beer. She could tell he was still mad at her because he didn’t even bother checking on her like he always does. This made her sad but she managed to conceal her emotion because she was quite aware that the incident from earlier which led to their argument was partly her fault. She took a seat on an armchair as she was certain that Ian would like to be alone at the moment.

Staring at him, she felt hurt and disappointed as he didn’t even glance her way once. This were the kind of moments when she hated the fact that she was dating an older guy, not to mention the fact that he was in the military. It prevented her from expressing her feelings whenever they fought, why? Because he hated it when she cried too much and thinks she whines like a kid. To top it all, she couldn’t reach out to him whenever he was upset. Gosh, it even scares her sometimes when he gets furious, even if his anger wasn’t directed at her.

Kimberly sat quietly in the living room, not wanting to say anything to further annoy her fiancé who was watching the TV. She wanted to be cuddled up in his arms while he watched the TV. She wanted them to make up and quit the silent treatment because she took a break from her workplace just to be with him. So, they ought to be making use of it. Above all, the silent treatment was slowly killing her.

Already getting frustrated with Ian’s attitude, Kimberly decided to leave the living room so she wouldn’t be forced to voice out something she'd regret later. She walked into the kitchen and stood there for like five minutes, wondering what she was even doing there. She didn’t want to go back to the living room, that was super awkward, being in the same room with your fiancé and the both of you decides to ignore each other. The living room was out of option, so was the bedroom because she wasn’t feeling sleepy, so there was no point going there.