LEILA'S POV
My day got off to such a bad start that it felt I was jinxed. I woke up from a broken night's sleep to Ruelle calling my name from somewhere within the house. I groaned as I turned over in bed. Surely, it couldn't possibly be dawn yet. It felt like I had gone to bed last night just minutes ago. A glance at the clock told me that it was indeed time to get up. I had just forced myself to my feet, when Ruelle called my name again, and said other things I could not hear.
"I will be out in a minute," I called out after opening the door.
Recalling that I had a slight headache yesterday evening, I hurried to the bathroom, stared at myself in the mirror. I looked and felt okay. The headaches were sometimes a precursor of the seizures. I hadn't had those in weeks, and I heartily w
