#Chapter 44: Guilty Until Proven Innocent

Renee’s POV I almost slam the door shut behind me forgetting that Debbie is asleep upstairs. I shut the door slowly and quietly, but my insides are screaming at me and my breathe is at a rapid fire. Unable to remain still, I stride across the foyer and take the stairs two at a time to my bedroom. I quickly strip out of my black clothing and throw on my pjs. Now it’s like I never left. Except that I did and everything is hitting me at once. Having committed a crime, kissing Eric, stealing a letter made out to me from years ago, kissing Eric! My body is still shaking. I don’t even know what I’m feeling, I’ve never had all these emotions happening inside me before. Exhilaration. Fear. Disbelief at what I just did. Pride at what I just did because aside from grabbing the letter, I also secured my notes. As I bolted out of Eric’s bedroom I stopped in the office and rifled through the desk, my notes were jammed between two trashy clothing catalogue magazines. A place Eric would