I stepped into the adjoining bathroom and turned on the water, putting in a bath bomb I found in one of the drawers underneath the sink. I stripped of my clothes and got in the tub, freezing while I let the water fill the tub and warm me little by little.

I had just dried off and gotten dressed in a plain white t-shirt and a pair of jeans, when a knock on my door interrupted my thoughts about tonight.

” Come in!”

I waited for whoever was knocking to step in. Just as I ...