.Dad had to go outstation for few days this he told me before leaving and asked me to take care of the house and not to fight with his wife, i did not...even reply to him, but thought to myself that i should come home early in his absense, that night i was having my food which was in the dinning table, she came to serve the food for which i told her i will manage, hearing this she pulled the chair beside me and sat beside me slowly my eyes turned towards her , as i told earlier her eyes were. My boyfriend chuckled loudly and said something quietly to his friend. I had a feeling they were talking about me but told myself not to worry about it. My boyfriend smiled at me when he saw me with the beers and took them both from my hands, handing one to his friend. They talked about a movie his friend had gone to see and drank their beers, occasionally laughing. I stared across the room, ignoring the boring things they were talking about. I was starting to dislike his friend, as he had. Sadly, Jake put on some running shorts and headed downstairs. This was shaping up to be one hell of a Christmas morning. He thought about taking a short run to clear his head… yeah, that sounded like a good idea. He could take a quick 20-minute run and come back here and figure out his next move. Probably something that included begging for forgiveness. He added a tee-shirt and a pair of running shoes, and headed out.Jake pushed himself hard, trying to outrun the guilt that was chasing him.. ‘Don’t you ever sleep in?’ she asked groggily. ‘Oh yeah, but I have something I need to do,’ he smiled. ‘Nikki’s up. I heard her a few minutes ago wandering around, so now’s my chance to talk to her alone.’ ‘Hmmmm,’ was Jenny’s languid response as her eyes closed again. Tom quietly opened the cabin door and slipped out, closing it again without a sound. He saw Nikki sitting at the Galley table, still dressed in her pajamas, looking at one of the books she had brought with her. ‘Good morning,’.