When Austin woke up, the sun was already setting. His arm throbbed immediately reninding him of the attack. But the pain faded into the background when he saw Alina in front of him.
Alina had eventually fallen asleep in the chair beside his bed. She had even stolen the blanket from his bed and wrapped it around herself. Her head was tilted awkwardly against the chair, her hair falling lossely on her face.
Austin stared at her for a few minutes with a smile on his face.
"I should wake her up," he whispered to himself. "Her neck is definitely going to hurt later, and she will complain about it for an entire day that it was because of me as I didn't wake her up."
But, he didn't. He just watched her sleep. Then Alina moved a little, and slowly, she opened her eyes. She blinked at the ceiling first, then at thr window in front of her, then at Austin.
"When did you wake up?" she mumbled sleepily.
"When you were snoring," he replied.
Her eyes widened immediately.
"I do not snore."
