Three days earlier….
Lucy waits impatiently inside the shop, glancing every five minutes at the clock tower that can be seen from the window.
She closes the shop early when she can't take it anymore, unable to focus on work. Aria has already gone to bed, claiming she has a horrible headache from all the stress.
Their father and the woman from the gypsy camp still have not come out of the room.
Unbelievable!
Lucy goes to her room and changes into her most comfortable clothes, anticipating that whatever Scout needs to tell her will make her want to sit down and require clothes that will not feel suffocating.
Melissa comes knocking as she is putting the 'closed' sign.
"Hi! Why are you closing shop so early?"
Lucy sighs, opening the door and letting her in. "I can't concentrate. So ma
