The moment Josey opened her eyes, she started to cry. She sat up in bed, held herself tight and cried. The week had proven again that she had no place among the people of Nethersigh. She thought she was done caring. She would absorb the hate instead of fighting against it. She took a deep breath and dried her eyes. She then turned and kicked her feet out of bed. Though she didn’t have a nightmare, she didn’t feel like she had slept at all. The quietness of her room reminded her that she had no reason to be among the living that morning but the evening would be special. Anytime she spent with him was special. Seeing him again kept her going. He was that missing cog in her wheel of life. Being in love was scary. The thought of losing him made her anxious. The fact that she felt deeply conne
