closing time

You wait for a while, but no more guests came. So you put everything away, put out the candles, and lock up. Now you just do a quick inventory.

You lock the front door, turn the sign to closed, and go into the back room. This is where your wife was cooking before, but unfortunately, you couldn't sell any of it. Fortunately, you still don't have to throw anything away. Then remains just more for you from the delightful food of your wife.

You count the bags of flour, the spices, and the potatoes and enter the number in a book.

Now for the money. You stack the gold coins in towers of 10. You count 144 coins. Together with the money from the craftsman and the businessman sleeping above you, there are 156 coins in total.

You exhale in frustration. That's all you've earned in three months. And in a few weeks, taxes will be collected again. 200 coins. It's going to be close. But you and Mira have always somehow made ends meet, and you'll make it this time, too.

You put the money away well and head up the stairs toward the bedroom. There's still light coming from the floor and from the bathroom you can hear humming and... singing. It's your wife's voice.

It seems as if she is bathing. Maybe take a look inside?

Your wife doesn't like it when you watch her changing or bathing. So many times you've seen her naked and yet she always smacks you when you sneak up on her while she's bathing. That must be love.

If you do, then you just can't get yourself caught.