Chapter 56

As Derek slowly turned to face Aunt Caroline, his gaze met mine and I widened my eyes, my lips moving as I tried to pass a message across to him. My aunt continued dicing the carrots with the knife and when she moved closer to empty the diced carrots in the pot, I took that chance to mouth a word to Derek, slurring each syllable. “Just-. Mention - that - I - went - to - sleep… while you were watching the movie..”