Chapter Four
By the time work was done that night, Stacey would have given anything to sink into a hot bath until the water turned cold. But the bus was delayed in traffic due to a two-car accident on the road. She didn’t get home until close to midnight.
The apartment complex was as quiet as a mouse by the time she reached it. There were only a few lights on. She climbed up the stairs to her home and looked around. The TV was off at least, which meant she hadn’t been paying for that all day. Stacey slipped her shoes off with a sigh and went to check on Tina.
She was fast asleep, snoring a little. Stacey watched her sleep for a couple of minutes. She tried to digest what it would be like moving Tina to a new place and finding a different job. There were changes ahead—yet were any of the
