[Nicole]
I didn't feel any better after Leonard left. If anything, I felt worse. It still beat my imagination that Leonard had left me alone because I asked him to.
How selfish could he be?
I left for 'my' room across the hallway, some minutes later, when I felt loneliness creeping into the pores of my skin.
The first thing I noticed was the new look my room had. The messy heap of clothes which was piled on the bed was gone, the bedcovers I had gotten used to, were also gone and fresh bed covers hung over the bed.
Did Leonard tidy up my room? I dared myself to ask, even though I already knew the answer.
I went to the bathroom, and it was the same story, thoroughly cleaned up by God-knows-who. I decided to run a hot bath then. It was relieving to realize that for some days now, I hadn't woken up to nauseous feelings, and I hoped it would continue that way.
