My head was in the clouds while staring at the painting Zero gifted me inside the bedroom. I planned to initially put it on the wall in the living room area. However, I eventually made the decision to be more intimate with it.
The painting held an important meaning to my life, which was very personal. Although I rarely had visitors going to my apartment, I placed it in the bedroom with the thought of wanting it all to myself. I didn’t want anyone else to see it. I had already become possessive of it in a sense.
“That painting won’t walk on its own, Paislee.” Marga interrupted my train of thoughts as soon as she walked inside the room with a bowl of fresh strawberries. “No one will also take it from you. You have forever to stare at it. Relax.”
I sighed and looked at her with a frown. “I
