Loud knocks woke you up early in the morning. You groan as you drop the tissue in your hand to the bin. Rolling over you try to sit up on your bed.
Your image on the mirror made you cringe a little. You had the outfit from the previous night on. Your make up all messed up. Lipstick smudged. Mascara running down your cheeks.
The knocks got louder and louder. Not wanting to disturb your neighbours you find the energy to get up and answer the door.
As you were just a few feet away from the door it opens wide revealing a very worried Tom. You hung your head low as you turn around to get back into the room. "What happened to you?" He asks rushing behind you. "Nothing. I'm fine." You lie as you go through the clothes to find some clean clothes to change into.
Tom runs into the bathroom running you a hot bath. He didn't ask questions. He didn't want to pressure you and you didn't want to be too much on him either.
You must have spent hours in the bath trying to relax and clear your mind. In reality it wasn't hours in there.
Putting on some fresh clothes and your hair in a messy bun you walk out of the room to find Tom flickering through the channels. "I thought you went back home." You say which made him jump up with surprise. "Um, no. I um, I made lunch." He says. You look at him with a look of confusion and love. "Sit down." He says moving you towards the table and sitting you down. "You got a fever?" He asks feeling your head. You shake your head no brushing his hand off. He nods as he gets the lunch.
"What do you want Tom?" You ask as he sat in front of you looking at you play around with the boiled vegetables on your plate. "Tell me you need me." He says. You look at him for a second and focus on your plate again. "I don't need need you Tom. Sometimes I have to deal with things on my own and not put pressure on others." You say.
"That's the problem. You do need me love. I know I'm busy most of the time but you can always talk to me. Life is messy but it's not always easy to deal with things on your own. You need people. If I didn't come here today, you would be on the bed all day without eating any meal." He says stopping to get some food in his mouth. "How did you know about this?" You ask curiously. "It doesn't matter. I'm always looking out for you. I just want you to tell me that you need me. I'll always there." He says placing his hands on top of yours and giving you a reassuring smile.
"I do need you sometimes love." You say with a soft smile. "Now was that so hard? You need me to take care of you and also to pick up things when you can't reach them." He says with a sly smile. "Obviously I would need you when you keep things on higher shelves on purpose just so I would have to call you get them down." You say with a frown.
"See, you do need me." He says with a huge grin as you playfully slap is arm.
