A complete night, at a time when everyone was fast asleep.

I stood by my bedroom window, quietly soaking in the stillness of the night.

Honestly, I hadn’t planned on feeling anything like "stillness" at this hour.

On a normal day, I would’ve just thrown myself into bed and knocked out. But tonight, I couldn’t do that.

I’d overeaten at dinner, and my stomach felt so bloated that lying down was out of the question. And I can’t fall asleep unless I’m lying down. It was already a lost cause from there. I mean, I’m not a horse—I can’t sleep standing up.

The reason I’d overeaten was this:

After taking a walk with Aiden and his teacher earlier, I came back to my room.