The view

Esme placed the back of her hand on her face as she pulled the sheets upwards before moving to the side.

As she slowly opened her eyes, she abruptly sat up on the bed, stunned by the presence on her bed. ''It's you...'' She patted her chest, her heart still thumping wildly. 

''Are you scared of me?" Aleister asked as he leaned back on the bed before lifting his leg from the floor as he crossed it in front of him, one of his hands rested on his knee while the other on her pillow with the side of his head propped on his fist.

She glanced at his deep fathomless eyes, ''I thought it was someone else. I was waiting for you to come back. I didn't realize when I dozed off,'' She glanced at the gradually darkening sky through the window. It was evening. How long did she sleep? ''Is everything alright now?'' She tucked her hair behind her ear. 

''Everything was dealt with...amicably.''