22- Get enough sleep , bedtime is important for growing up strong . 100 % Once the place is all cleaned and locked up , Torin leaves without another word . Oops , think I made him cranky again , or at very least he thinks I'm cranky with him . Which I am , a little . I think I might need to explain to him that just because he does something that bothers me it won't make me think he's some monster like everyone else seems to think . Sure it's annoying that he won't give me back my phone , but it's not enough to make me hate him . It's especially not enough to make me hate him when I head back into my room and find my new bed . I expected something simple , cheap and easily assembled . That's not what I find . It's a gorgeous black iron bed frame . The head and end of the bed are decorated with winding pieces of metal that are styled to look like vines . There are even roses shaped in the metal . It's beautiful , and I seriously doubt it was cheap . It's actually nicer than my bed back home . There are all new blankets and pillows too . The covers are a sort of boring greyish purple colour , but against the black metal it doesn't actually look too bad . I decide to think of it as classy and neutral rather than boring . If this room was nice and fancy , as fancy as this new bed frame , the bedding probably WOULD look really pretty . It doesn't detract from the pretty frame at least . I'm completely sold on the bedding when I collapse into the bed and feel how ridiculously soft it all is . This is definitely MUCH nicer than anything I've ever bought myself . I don't even want to consider what it all must have cost . Am I being bribed somehow ? Bought over with fancy beds and soft blankets ? No ... I don't think so . If that were the case then Torin would have made a big deal out of it , told me what it all cost and paraded it in front of me . But nope , he just casually arranged for a bed because I needed one . He put it together for me and ... Now that I think about it , he must have made the bed up for me too . I try to picture him pulling a fitted sheet over the mattress and cursing as a corner comes unhooked . The image makes me giggle . It's just such a domestic task for such a big and scary looking guy . Then again , his office wasn't what I expected either . All messy and cluttered . Now I'm imagining him paying bills and the image is equally as strange . I guess I've seen so many magical , strange and fantastical things the last few days , mundane tasks just seem so out of place . Still , it was nice of him . He didn't have to make my bed for me , I could have done it myself . But it is really nice to be able to come and collapse into bed after a long shift . Now that I actually think about it , I'm enjoying working in the bar more than I expected to . I'm used to toddlers , and honestly the bar patrons aren't all that different . Plus I'm the one with the alcohol so they're inclined to be nice to me , or polite at least unlike toddlers who just cry and whine . Plus they tip me if I'm friendly . Sure I like the kids well 29 ل ) ||| O 1/3 Aug Lesson 22 - Get enough sleep , bedtime is important for growing up strong . 100 % enough , but it's kind of nice having conversations with actual adults . I mean , I talked to parents sometimes , but it was always about their kids . ' Sorry Timmy had explosive poo everywhere and we had to clean him up and change his clothes which is why he isn't wearing what he came in . ' or ' no for the last time I can't help your child practice learning French . Partly because I can't speak french but mostly because your kid is like four months old and doesn't do anything other than eat , sleep and poop .' Okay , so maybe I didn't quite phrase it all like that but it was the gist of it . I never particularly WANTED to work with kids or anything , it was sort of a job I just fell into and I stayed because it was a stable and reliable income . Then again , I was basically dragged into this job . Still , I'm sort of enjoying the change , so far at least . It might get boring eventually , but right now it's different and interesting . The people are all interesting too . I met a werewolf , an incubus and who knows what else . I'm kind of curious to find out about Anat . Aside from the fact that I have no idea what gender he or she is , which is interesting enough , the strange obsession with riddles is kind of amusing too . If I had my phone I might spend some time searching for new ones online . I never realised how often I use my phone . At least a dozen times today I've wished for it , and not just to make calls . Really the only person I care about checking in with is my brother . No , I've wanted it for easy things , like checking the time , checking the weather , searching up some random fact or question online . It's sort of infuriating . Still , I'm tired and I don't feel like being angry about it all right now . I force myself to get out of bed long enough to change into some of my new pyjamas then crawl under the cuddly new blankets . The sun is just starting to peek through the curtains when my eyes close and I fall asleep . I wake to a gentle knocking on my bedroom door . It's bright outside and I have no clue what time it is but I don't feel like I've been asleep even close to long enough . I groan and roll over to face the door , glaring at it . Ugh , who could it be ? I doubt Kyle would be knocking , and both Laura and Torin ought to still be asleep . Laura did leave earlier than we did so maybe she woke up early and decided to come and get something done here ? Although it does seem kind of mean to her to wake me up too . I didn't go to bed early . If she thinks I'm getting out of bed to answer the door she's crazy . " Come in . " I call out sleepily . The door cracks open and I'm surprised to see Torin . He looks a little uncomfortable , probably because I'm in bed and probably look like a total mess . I feel kind of tiny all of a sudden . I guess because he's practically a giant he's so tall and I'm lying down . I scramble to sit up a bit , clutching my blanket close to me . I don't know why . I'm totally covered in my comfy pyjamas . I guess just because I'm feeling a little vulnerable . Torin does something unexpected . He comes and kneels by the side of my bed , putting him close to my eye level . Balancing out our heights makes me feel far more comfortable and I sit up and greet him with a tired smile . 29 ل 2/3 ||| О < Lesson 22- Get enough sleep , bedtime is important for growing up strong . " What time is it ? " I ask , fighting a yawn . I lose the fight and I'm amused when my yawn triggers one in Torin . " Too damn early . " He grumbles and I laugh . " I thought so , but you're the one waking me up so you don't get to complain about it . " I say pointedly . Torin shrugs . " Fair enough . " He agrees . He hesitates for a moment , then tosses something onto the bed in front of me . " For you . " He grunts . Huh ?