Sleeping with Secrets

Yes, I knew he didn't literally mean I was a bomb; it was a metaphor, but it had many meanings, so I didn't get what he meant by that.

I planned to stand and listen more, but that's when I heard him say goodbye, and not wanting him to be suspicious of me, I turned toward the door and pretended to have just come out as I slammed it shut really hard, which caught his attention.

“Baby?” It came out a