Chapter 22
Sneezing and sniffling, Lareina pulled herself out of bed one morning. Ten days of sneaking out had caught up with her. Although she wanted to sleep for a while longer, she shuffled to the bathroom where she washed her face and brushed her teeth as she did every morning. She hated that she had been in Oak Creek long enough to have a morning routine.
Back in her room, she noticed the clock indicating she only had fifteen minutes to get to work. Louise went in early to open up and set up for the day. In front of the tiny mirror above her small dresser, she quickly examined her appearance. During the past three weeks her face had filled out so she no longer looked gaunt and her hair, washed and brushed, fell over her shoulders down to her waist. She would be pretty if it weren’t
