Julissa nodded and gave him a smile. She pointed to a bench nearby. "I’ll sit there for a bit, get some fresh air, then go back. I don’t want to freeze either."
She spoke as though nothing had happened, then turned and walked toward the bench.
But after just a few steps, her heel caught on the stone path and she stumbled, falling straight to the ground.
Her palm hit the ground, scraping off a large patch of skin. The sharp sting of pain immediately hit her.
She sucked in a breath, shook her aching hand, then looked at her broken heel.
Her heel was snapped…
Julissa couldn’t help but let out a mental sigh. Why was everything going wrong for her? She hadn’t done anything bad, hadn’t harmed anyone, yet everything was falling apart. Why was she so unlucky?
Mr. Nichols had initially turne
