Naomi's POV
The day started like any normal day.
Sunlight poured over hardwood floors. The kitchen was filled with the scent of coffee. Miranda warbled off key as she painted flowers on rocks outside.
But something was different about this morning.
Raymond had departed after breakfast on the pretext of errands. Beatrice took Miranda away midmorning on a sly wink. And I was left alone in this big house. I felt lonely though, like as if something precious has left me.
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I wandered the house the entire day, I was agitated.
I started cleaning things that weren't dirty, started Folding things that were already folded just to get myself busy and from being bored.
When the doorbell rang around sunset, I jumped out of where I was to get it. I didn't care who was there but I was happy s
